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Assembly.LoadFrom Method

.NET Framework 3.0

Loads an assembly.

Name	Description
Assembly.LoadFrom (String)	Loads an assembly given its file name or path. Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.
Assembly.LoadFrom (String, Evidence)	Loads an assembly given its file name or path and supplying security evidence.
Assembly.LoadFrom (String, Evidence, Byte[], AssemblyHashAlgorithm)	Loads an assembly given its file name or path, security evidence hash value, and hash algorithm.

Reference

Assembly Class
Assembly Members
System.Reflection Namespace

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FAQ

LoadFrom() can't load assmeblies with the same name from two differrent locations

Calling LoadFrom("c:\folder X \assembly.dll") followed by calling LoadFrom("c:\folder Y \assembly.dll") won't load assembly.dll from the "c:\folderY" unless assembly.dll is strongly named. LoadFrom() won't fail either in this case. Instead it will return the reference to "c:\folderX\assembly.dll". This behavior causes issues when running MSI installer packages built in Visual Studio in upgrade mode:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555184/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906766

History

2/9/2007
Vlad Hrybok