Using SpreadsheetGear 2012 library in Dynamic CRM Online

Question

I try making a Dynamic CRM Online Plugin that use SpreadsheetGear 2012 dll to process excel file attached as a record's annotation when an update is being done.

However, after I register the plugin, I keep getting this:

Could not load file or assembly 'SpreadsheetGear2012.Core, Version=7.0.5.139, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=39c186f5904944ec' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Do I need to merge my plugin dll and this spreadsheetgear2012 first? Or is it not possible to include 3rd party library in dynamic crm online plugin?

Answer 1

You can only have one dll for a plugin, but you could try using ILMerge ( http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17630 ) to merge your plugin dll with the 3rd party dll.

Still, this will only work if the 3rd party library use code that is supported in "Dynamics CRM Sandbox mode".