bindingRedirect with newVersion="1.0.0.*"?

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework

30 Mar 2006 4:12 PM

Joe HM

Hello -

I have the following problem. An executable uses a strong-named DLL
that is in the GAC. So every time I update the DLL, I have to rebuild
the *.exe. This is something I would really like to avoid since I have
to re-distribute the *.exe every time.

I tried to create a XXX.exe.config file that looks as follows ...

<configuration>
<runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="DUMMY" publicKeyToken="SOMETHING"
culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0" newVersion="1.0.0.1"/>
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>

The oldVersion is the DLL version with which I built the *.exe and the
newVersion is the version of the new DLL.

This works fine but now I have to distribute the XXX.exe.config file
every time I update the DLL.

Is there a way to use a wildcard for the newVersion to use something
like newVersion="1.0.0.*" so that it works with every *.dll version
1.0.0.*?

Thanks!
Joe