When using a config file to redirect an app to use a
newer version of an assembly, is possible to redirect the
app to use whatever the most recent version of the
assembly is in the GAC?

Also, is it possible to use *'s like newVersion="2.*.*.*"?

Thanks,
Steve

Re: Redirecting Assembly Versions Using Publisher Policy by Suzanne

Suzanne
Wed Jul 23 17:10:36 CDT 2003

No, because that causes dll hell. See
http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/suzcook/PermaLink.aspx/87646756-a94d-4c3a-a313-56c29a59b22d
for details.

Suzanne Cook
My .NET CLR Loader blog: http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/suzcook/
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"steve" <svanesch@esri.com> wrote in message
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> When using a config file to redirect an app to use a
> newer version of an assembly, is possible to redirect the
> app to use whatever the most recent version of the
> assembly is in the GAC?
>
> Also, is it possible to use *'s like newVersion="2.*.*.*"?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve