Ok, I know I'm missing something, but I can't figure out what... I'm trying to create a class file to be used by developers internally that will be installed in the GAC on all internal server, and I want to distribute it to the developers as a MSI. (Mainly Utility classes that will be standard usage across the company.)
It's pretty easy to distribute the file, and add it to the GAC, but how do I add it so that it will show up in the "Add References" dialog in Visual Studio. Reverse Engineering things shows that I can add a RegistryKey to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders, but when I try to do that programmatically in .NET, I'm getting an unauthorized access exception (even though I'm an administrator) and if I add it through the installer itself, the "(Default)" key isn't written to, it's creating a new "(Default)" value which doesn't get read by VS.NET. Help!!! So, my question is this: 1) Is there a place to drop assemblies so that they will automatically get picked up (without putting them in places like the framework directory, or the Primary Interop directory (which I guess would be ok) or 2) is there an easy way to add a directory/registry entry to that list? Many thanks, Chris Szurgot You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
