.NET Getting the dll file location

[bobsab]

Hi all,

Is there any possible reliable way of getting the complete path to the actual DLL file that was registered in the GAC? I looked everywhere and tried several suggestions but none of them seems to work. System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(). Location() returns "C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_32\"

I need to find the path to my object's folder because I am using other files, XML and txt, that are installed in that folder.

Thanks
Bob

[camel]

Take the Public Key Token for the assembly of interest in the GAC and then use regedit to search the registry for it. You should find an entry under a HKCR\CLSID node that has the same value as the Public Key. In the node's InProcServer key will be details about the assembly including the file path.

[bobsab]

Hi, thx for the quick reply camel.

What I need is the path of the DLL in the code itself as a string variable. The problem is that I need this path in order to point to other files that are located in the installation folder. Is this possible?

Take the Public Key Token for the assembly of interest in the GAC and then use regedit to search the registry for it. You should find an entry under a HKCR\CLSID node that has the same value as the Public Key. In the node's InProcServer key will be details about the assembly including the file path.

[camel]

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() is right approach to get paths at runtime but since that was not working for you I thought it might be helpful to pass on a way of getting the actual paths at design time which could be helpful if you know which GAC assemblies you are working with.

[Plater]

You can go looking in the registry for your public key in code right?