[RESOLVED] [2008] Load DLL unknown version

[Krenshau]

Hello,

I am trying something new for me, and I am not sure the best way to do it. I am working to create a dll that can access another dll and use its methods. The dll that I need to access will always have the same name and method, but not always the same version. Since it will be an unknown version, I don't think I can just create a reference and access it as usual. I thought about using reflection to load the assembly by name, without the version information, and I have taken some stabs at it, but haven't quite got it all worked out. Before I get too far I thought perhaps I should ask if reflection is the right way to go, or is there an easier way. Any advise I could get on this would be great.

For clarification, I am using Visual Studio 2008, but am targeting the .NET 2.0 framework.

Thank you.

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

Actually, what you'll want to do is the following:

In VS, open the solution of your class library that will make up your dll. Right click references in the solution explorer, then browse to and add the other dll as a reference. When you highlight the new reference, under it's properties you'll be able to set Specific Version to false. Then, all you'll have to do when accessing the first dll is make sure that the dll it's referencing is in the same folder.

[Krenshau]

Cool. Thank you for that. I wasn't aware that could be done. That is a big help!