Re: COM-enabled assembly

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From: Klaus H. Probst (usenet001_at_vbbox.com)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:16:27 -0700

"Joe H" <jharri@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OpUFWnSWEHA.1760@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> 1. i don't know what happens to the app.config file when i put the
assembly
> into the GAC. does gacutil find the app.config file and copy it to the
GAC
> also? or do i have to manually find the path of the assembly in the GAC
and
> then put the app.config file there?

It should be in the same directory as the assembly that initiates the
*process*, which takes us to your next question...

> 2. also, while researching this issue, i have come across several
newsgroup
> threads indicating that the app.config file will not work for DLL
assemblies
> anyway.

... yep. Configuration files are not used for DLLs; they are loaded only for
processes. 

-- 
Klaus H. Probst, MVP
   http://www.vbbox.com/

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