After Handling AssemblyResolve Event Still getting Exception FileNotFound

Question

I have handled the AssemblyResolve-event but I still get a FileNotFoundException. I have subscribed to the event in the type initializer and call the Assembly.LoadFrom method in the Main-method:

class Program
{
    static Program()
    {
        AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve+=new ResolveEventHandler(DeployAssemblyHandler);
    }

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {      
        try
        {
            System.Reflection.Assembly asm=Assembly.LoadFrom("AxInterop.SHDocVw.dll");            
        }
        catch(Exception)
        {
        }
    }

    public static System.Reflection.Assembly DeployAssemblyHandler(object sender,ResolveEventArgs args)
    {            
        Assembly asm = null;
        string asmName = new AssemblyName(args.Name).Name;

        string deployAssemblyDirPath = ""; // Common.AppUtil.InstallDir + AppUtil.DeployedAssemblyDir;

        string[] deployDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(deployAssemblyDirPath);            

        foreach(string deploy in deployDirectories)
        {
            try
            {
                asm = Assembly.LoadFrom(deploy + "\\" + asmName);
                break;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { }
        }                   
        return asm;
    }
}

Answer 1

I had the similar problem and ended with using a new AppDomain AND (important!) setting the PrivateBinPath property. The good thing about another AppDomain is that you can unload the assembly if you do not longer need it. The (my) sample code is:

  public class ProxyDomain : MarshalByRefObject
  {
      public bool TestAssembly(string assemblyPath)
      {
         Assembly testDLL = Assembly.LoadFile(assemblyPath);
         //do whatever you need 

         return true;
      }
   }

 AppDomainSetup ads = new AppDomainSetup();
 ads.PrivateBinPath = Path.GetDirectoryName("C:\\some.dll");
 AppDomain ad2 = AppDomain.CreateDomain("AD2", null, ads);
 ProxyDomain proxy = (ProxyDomain)ad2.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap(typeof(ProxyDomain).Assembly.FullName, typeof(ProxyDomain).FullName);
 bool isTdll = proxy.TestAssembly("C:\\some.dll");
 AppDomain.Unload(ad2);

EDIT: based on your comment you are just looking for the wrong event handler. In your case you should use an AppDomain.UnhandledException Event, because AssemblyResolve Event has different purpose.

Answer 2

The problem is that AssemblyName.Name property returns the name of the assembly without the extension. You'll need to add ".dll" to the end of the path. (Warning: This will obviously break if the assembly's extension is not .dll)

Answer 3

Try using Assembly.Load in the Main method instead of Assembly.LoadFrom. Assembly.LoadFrom shouldn't even call your custom resolver.

Answer 4

Add AxInterop.SHDocVw.dll in bin folder it should work.