VB.NET 2008 - When i add a COM reference it copies it to the Obj folder
I'm adding an old com reference; msadox.dll (for creating a ms access database)
Like other dll's, i keep them in the project directory so that when i give the code to other people, we wont have missing dll problems.
So i copy msadox.dll to the project folder (C:\Projects\TestProject\m
When i do this, the reference location is set to;
C:\Projects\TestProject\ob
Its not even the same file? Whats going on? I do not want dependencies in the bin or obj folder because i delete these folders before sending the code (because it makes the zip file way smaller)
Setting copylocal to false (which is true by default when i add this reference) seems to do nothing.
Like other dll's, i keep them in the project directory so that when i give the code to other people, we wont have missing dll problems.
So i copy msadox.dll to the project folder (C:\Projects\TestProject\m
When i do this, the reference location is set to;
C:\Projects\TestProject\ob
Its not even the same file? Whats going on? I do not want dependencies in the bin or obj folder because i delete these folders before sending the code (because it makes the zip file way smaller)
Setting copylocal to false (which is true by default when i add this reference) seems to do nothing.
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Great, thanks!
Not sure if it will work as desired, however I believe there is a utility that can create a .dll from the COM assembly with the metadata:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xwzy44e4.aspx
Perhaps you can reference the resulting .dll and do things the way you are used to.