I figured out how to get this to work.
Create a new project, in our case I called it AVLUI30.
Place DesktopEdition dlls in a sub folder under the project and have them build as content and "copy if newer".
Then in the form constructor, code this:
//The AssemblyResolve event is called when the common language runtime tries to bind to the assembly and fails.
AppDomain currentDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
currentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(currentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
We then implement this new event as follows:
Assembly currentDomain_AssemblyResolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
{
//This handler is called only when the common language runtime tries to bind to the assembly and fails.
//Retrieve the list of referenced assemblies in an array of AssemblyName.
Assembly MyAssembly, objExecutingAssemblies;
string strTempAssmbPath = "";
objExecutingAssemblies = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
AssemblyName[] arrReferencedAssmbNames = objExecutingAssemblies.GetReferencedAssemblies();
//Loop through the array of referenced assembly names.
foreach (AssemblyName strAssmbName in arrReferencedAssmbNames)
{
//Check for the assembly names that have raised the "AssemblyResolve" event.
if (strAssmbName.FullName.Substring(0, strAssmbName.FullName.IndexOf(",")) == args.Name.Substring(0, args.Name.IndexOf(",")))
{
//Build the path of the assembly from where it has to be loaded.
//The following line is probably the only line of code in this method you may need to modify:
strTempAssmbPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(objExecutingAssemblies.Location) + @"\MapSuite30\";
if (strTempAssmbPath.EndsWith("\\")) strTempAssmbPath += "\\";
strTempAssmbPath += args.Name.Substring(0, args.Name.IndexOf(",")) + ".dll";
break;
}
}
//Load the assembly from the specified path.
MyAssembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(strTempAssmbPath);
//Return the loaded assembly.
return MyAssembly;
}
The assembly initially fails to load, but this gives us an opportunity to load the correct ones. I can then place code somewhere else in my application and load the appropriate mapping window from the correct project based upon whether they have RenderUSA maps or WorldMapKit installed. Automagical!
