C#•16mo ago

❔ Unhandled exception. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly

Full error:

Unhandled exception. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'xTile, Version=2.0.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'xTile, Version=2.0.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
   at ToasterMapCLI.ToasterMapCLI.Main(String[] args)

Unhandled exception. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'xTile, Version=2.0.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'xTile, Version=2.0.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
   at ToasterMapCLI.ToasterMapCLI.Main(String[] args)

the part of the csproj for it

<ItemGroup>
        <Reference Include="xTile" HintPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\xTile.dll" />
    </ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
        <Reference Include="xTile" HintPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\xTile.dll" />
    </ItemGroup>

that dll exists, both in the hintpath and the compiled folders though

15 Replies

PillowOP•16mo ago

compiling via dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true btw does anyone have any ideas?

blueberriesiftheywerecats•16mo ago

Try copy paste that dll to your project

PillowOP•16mo ago

Where exactly? Like just beside the csproj or

blueberriesiftheywerecats•16mo ago

You can create smth like libs folder for it inside your project

PillowOP•16mo ago

do I then reference that dll?

blueberriesiftheywerecats•16mo ago

Yes

PillowOP•16mo ago

same issue

<ItemGroup>
        <Reference Include="xTile">
            <HintPath>libs\xTile.dll</HintPath>
            <Private>true</Private>
            <CopyLocal>true</CopyLocal>
        </Reference>
    </ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
        <Reference Include="xTile">
            <HintPath>libs\xTile.dll</HintPath>
            <Private>true</Private>
            <CopyLocal>true</CopyLocal>
        </Reference>
    </ItemGroup>

blueberriesiftheywerecats•16mo ago

Try ../../libs...

PillowOP•16mo ago

same thing

blueberriesiftheywerecats•16mo ago

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5618377/cant-use-an-external-dll-filenotfoundexception/5618388#5618388

Stack Overflow

Can't use an external DLL : FileNotFoundException

I have 2 projects. The first one just generates a DLL. The second one needs the first DLL. But when I call a method from the DLL, I have a FileNotFoundException, with this message : BDD, Version=...

PillowOP•16mo ago

it is in the same directory as the dll, it gets copied there on build

SinFluxx•16mo ago

I can't tell if this is talking about the same issue? https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/9594

GitHub

"Could not load file or assembly" when trying to reference a librar...

@VictorioBerra commented on Sun May 06 2018 Could not load file or assembly when trying to reference a library from a middle-man library. dotnet --version = 2.1.105 General If I have a netcoreapp2 ...

PillowOP•16mo ago

possibly project 2, but that's 5 years old so probably fixed?

blueberriesiftheywerecats•16mo ago

Can you give me project and dll, i will try today later? Or maybe only dll

Accord•16mo ago

Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.

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❔ Unhandled exception. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly