Working with Assembly

Posted Date: 12 Sep 2007	Resource Type: Articles	Category: .NET Framework
Author: Cema Indumathy V	Member Level: Diamond
Rating:	Points: 10

Just follow the steps to create shared assembly:

1) Create dll

2) Create key pair.
For that open the sdk command prompt then follow the syntax

sn -k "path of the key pair file to be created"

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\SDK\v1.1\Bin>sn -k e:\my\MyButton.key

Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Strong Name Utility Version 1.1.4322.573
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.

Key pair written to e:\my\MyButton.key

3) Do the signing process.
After creating the key pair, the created keys should be signed to the assembly in order to make the GAC to differentiate the assembly from other assembly. This process is said to be strong naming.

Open the Assembly info in the project(where you created that dll) & include the line

<Assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("e:\my\MyButton.key")>

4) Now the assembly is ready for the installation. Do the installation as follows, again go to the sdk command prompt, then follow the syntax

syntax: gacutil /i "path of the strong named dll"

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\SDK\v1.1\Bin>gacutil /i "e:\my\MyButton\bin\MyButton.dll"

Microsoft (R) .NET Global Assembly Cache Utility. Version 1.1.4322.573
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.

Assembly successfully added to the cache

5) Finally go to registry
hkey_local_machine -> software -> microsoft -> .net framework -> assembly folders -> right click on it - create new key - give name - then - in the right pane - right click on name - modify - give the path - eg: e:\test\bin

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Author: VASANTH R 21 Sep 2007

Member Level: Gold Points : 0

1. The article doesn't mention clearly how to include the Key pair in the Assembly info file.
In the article it just menitoned 'Open the Assembly info in the project(where you created that dll) & include the line'

2. What is the need to make dll reference in the Registry

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