FileNotFoundException when importing assembly from PluginFolder

Question

Hi all,

I am facing a little problem that I can not understand.

My app has the following structure:

[AppFolder]
     MainApplication.exe
     [lib]
          contracts.dll
     [plugins]
          [HelloWorldPlugin]
               HelloWorld.exe

The MainApplication creates DirectoryCatalogs for all subfolders in [plugins]
The HelloWorld.exe refernces the contracts.dll in order to fulfill the contract
The MainApplication.exe also references the contracts.dll for the importing routines

When importing the HelloWorld.exe I always run into a FileNotFound exception regarding the contracts.dll file.

I compiled the HelloWorld.exe using copylocal false and true (which copies the contracts.dll into the [HelloWprldPlugin] folder) neither did work.

The only solution that I found so far was to implement an AssemblyResolve in the MainApplication.exe that loads the contracts.dll from the [lib] folder.

I do not understand why this is happening, the contracts.dll is in the [HelloWorldPlugin] folder, shouldn't it be found then?

Any help or enlightment is kindly appreciated :)

best regards
Andy

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Answer 1

Could you post some sample code? I couldn't reproduce the error.

Thanks