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Hi Ranorex-Team,
I got "ProjectA.csproj" with a reference "Dependency.dll", since I have on production system that reference, I set "Copy to ouput" false.
When I add the reference via Ranorex, then it will write inside the csproj file: Also in the .rxtst it will write: I found out Ranorex loads the "Dependency.dll" from the path provided inside the .rxtst
When I start my "ProjectA.exe" (build with ranorex) on my development machine, where the "Dependency.dll" is also installed in some folder (what the application loads at a later point), THEN, Ranorex loads it from the path provided in the .rxtst file, because if I delete inside my .rxtst (located in the bin\Release) the paths:
New .rxtst file Then, I see with ProcExp that the assembly from "Resources\References\" will NOT be loaded anymore.

Unfortunately, if I want in my real .rxtst (and not in the bin\Release) to change theses values permanently, I tried again to change them via Notepad, but they are ovverriden when someone opens with Ranorex the project with the "HintPath" from the .csproj.

How could I make the paths of my references inside the .rxtst persistent?

Project Structure relative from .csproj:
OUTPUT: bin\Release
REFERENCES: Resources\References

Thanks,
Patrick

Hello Patrick,

I am not sure that this is possible. On your development system you should set the actual path to where the dll is located on your development system. If you are not going to copy the dll over to the production system, then you should use the app.config to set the location of the dll for the production system.

You can read a detailed step-by-step guide on how to set the location of assemblies during runtime under this link: How to load an assembly at runtime that is located in a folder that is not the bin folder of the application

Does this link help?

Regards,
McTurtle

Hi McTurtle,
thanks for the quick answer.

I can not reference the Assembly from the "Installation directory" because then it would not build anymore on a clean machine (for instance, Build server).

I have no trouble to load and find the assembly at runtime, this is currently implemented with an Assembly Resolver. The assemblies are loaded before somehow, I think Ranorex loads instantly, after launching the .exe (built with Ranorex), the mentioned <Reference> inside the .rxtst from the provided path.

Thanks,
Patrick

Hello PatrickGruber,

What about adding the assemblies to the GAC?

Regards,
McTurtle

Hi McTurtle,
thanks for your message and your help!

That would not solve my issue: Like I said "{..} then it would not build anymore on a clean machine (for instance, Build server)."

Regards,
Patrick

Can you just add the necessary libraries to the project as "Existing files" and set them to copy to the output directory on build? Then it won't matter if the build system has the files in the GAC or if they are on the test system, they would already be part of the project and would always be with the project because they should be checked in to your version control system with the Ranorex solution. .NET executables always check the local directory first when looking for library references, so your local copy would take priority over the GAC/system copy.

Your other option is to find or create a NuGet package for the necessary libraries and fetch those packages before the build through NuGet.