Global Assembly Cache Issue

[George Durzi]

I have a dll that I use in several projects, that I placed in the Global
Assembly Cache. This dll is references in each of my projects.

This Dll is referenced by a type= declaration in my web.config as follows.

<configSections>
<section name="exceptionManagement"
type="Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.ExceptionManagerSectio
nHandler,Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement" />
</configSections>
<exceptionManagement mode="on">
<publisher mode="on"
assembly="Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement"
type="Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.DefaultPublisher" />
</exceptionManagement>

The issue I am having is that since this dll is in the GAC, ASP.NET doesn't
know where the actuall DLL file is. I get an exception when ASP .NET is
trying to do a Type.GetType on
Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.

This is because it's trying to locate the
Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.dll in several places (as
you can see in the Exception below).

ASP .NET won't find the Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.dll
because it's in the GAC, not in any of the places it's looking for.

If I change the Copy Local property of the reference to True, this is a non
issue. This is because the
Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.dll is copied to the bin
directory of the website.

But isn't the whole point of the GAC that I don't have to have a copy of a
dll (that's in the GAC) in every application's bin directory?





Event Type: Error
Event Source: ExceptionManagerInternalException
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: 5/28/2004
Time: 6:48:27 AM
User: N/A
Computer: GDURZI-XP
Description:


1) Exception Information
*********************************************
Exception Type: System.Configuration.ConfigurationException
Message: Exception creating section handler.
(c:\inetpub\wwwroot\lrwintranet\web.config line 4)
BareMessage: Exception creating section handler.
Filename: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\lrwintranet\web.config
Line: 4
TargetSite: System.Configuration.IConfigurationSectionHandler
GetFactory(System.String)
HelpLink: NULL
Source: System.Web

StackTrace Information
*********************************************
at System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.GetFactory(String
configKey)
at System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.Evaluate(String
configKey, SectionRecord section)
at System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.GetConfig(String
configKey, Boolean cacheResult)
at System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.GetConfig(String
configKey, Boolean cacheResult)
at System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.GetConfig(String
configKey, Boolean cacheResult)
at System.Web.HttpContext.GetConfig(String name)
at
System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationSystemBase.System.Configuration.IC
onfigurationSystem.GetConfig(String configKey)
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig(String
sectionName)
at
Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.ExceptionManager.Publish(Exc
eption exception, NameValueCollection additionalInfo)

2) Exception Information
*********************************************
Exception Type: System.IO.FileNotFoundException
Message: File or assembly name
Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement, or one of its dependencies,
was not found.
FileName: Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement
FusionLog: === Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement
(Partial)
LOG: Appbase = file:///c:/inetpub/wwwroot/lrwintranet
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = bin
Calling assembly : (Unknown).
===

LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom,
partial, or location-based assembly bind).
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET
Files/lrwintranet/2701740a/e67690c7/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionMan
agement.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET
Files/lrwintranet/2701740a/e67690c7/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionMan
agement/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///c:/inetpub/wwwroot/lrwintranet/bin/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///c:/inetpub/wwwroot/lrwintranet/bin/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET
Files/lrwintranet/2701740a/e67690c7/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionMan
agement.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET
Files/lrwintranet/2701740a/e67690c7/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionMan
agement/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///c:/inetpub/wwwroot/lrwintranet/bin/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///c:/inetpub/wwwroot/lrwintranet/bin/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement/Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement.EXE.

TargetSite: System.Type GetType(System.String, Boolean)
HelpLink: NULL
Source: mscorlib

StackTrace Information
*********************************************
at System.Type.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError)
at System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.GetFactory(String
configKey)

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[Nicole Calinoiu]

George,

Try adding the version, culture, and public key information to the assembly
attribute. See
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&[email protected]
for examples.

HTH,
Nicole

 

[George Durzi]

Thank you so much Nicole!!

George,

Try adding the version, culture, and public key information to the assembly
attribute. See
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&[email protected]
for examples.

HTH,
Nicole