Add Assembly Reference to the Template with Path

Question

Hello, I have a Question:

I create a Template. The Template Source have two Assembly references to assemblies that were on each client on the same place like:

C:\Develop\MyAssemblies\*.dll

If I create the Template, all works fine. But when I create a project from my Template, I can see the references in my Project, But the two assemblies of my own I have exclamation mark. When I look to the Properties of one of my Assemblies, in the section Path there is nothing. But I expected this

C:\Develop\MyAssemblies\*.dll

because, everywhere I install my Template on the Client, I install also the Assemblies in the "C:\Develop\MyAssemblies" folder!

I tried IWizard to copy these Assemblies without any success.

I tried VSIX Template to copy these Assemblies, when I create a Project of my Template without any success.

Now I wanted to try to put my Assemblies on every Client of our developers. And when they Create a Project from my Template, the assemblies are still there. But in References I get Exclamation Marks!!!!!

Who can I solve the Problem?????

Greetings from Germany.

Michael

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Dipl. Inform. Michael Burkhardt NRW, Dortmund

Answer 1

Hi Michael,

I think you defined your reference wrong in your .*proj file. Is the path right in your .*proj file?

Please check your reference in your .*proj file in the .zip file of your template.

Best regards,

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Ego [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 2

I'm having the exact same problem. When I create my custom template, the .dll file does not appear in the project folder. The path is correct. I compared the .csproj files of a project I created with the project the template created and they have the same path. I must be missing a step that adds the .dll to the newly created project.

Answer 3

Hi Michael,

I think you need add your folder which has .dll files to your template .zip file.

Don't foget to then in your .vstemplate file like:

<Folder Name="MyAssemblies" TargetFolderName="MyAssemblies">
        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="*.dll">*.dll</ProjectItem>
      </Folder>

Best regards,

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Ego [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 4

Hi Michael,

Can your issue be sloved?

Best regards,

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Ego [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 5

A solution is to add assemblies to the gac, but can't be done using a vsix. You need to do it with an installer !

In that case, your template will not have to specify a directory for the assembly, visual studio will find it automatically

EDIT : I'm wrong, the Ego Jiang response is quite better :)