I have a master solution containing 10 projects; two of those projects are web applications and the rest are class libraries. Both Web applications depend on the same project. When I make changes to that dependency and "play" or debug the startup web application,
I get an error stating:
Cannot copy assembly 'AssemblyName' to file 'C:\WorkingDirectory\SolutionName\WWWRoot\WebAppName\bin\AssemblyName.dll'. The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Using ProcExp.exe, I see that devenv.exe has a handle on AssemblyName.dll. Does anyone know what's going on, or if there is a work around?
Sincerely,
Benson Yu
Microsoft Online Community Support
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This appears to exactly address my problem. It definitely has the feel of a bug, thus I was not surprised to read in the article you linked to that it is indeed a bug. Thanks for your help.
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devenv.exe is fondling my dlls
Nov 26, 2007 04:24 PM|LINK
I have a master solution containing 10 projects; two of those projects are web applications and the rest are class libraries. Both Web applications depend on the same project. When I make changes to that dependency and "play" or debug the startup web application, I get an error stating:
Using ProcExp.exe, I see that devenv.exe has a handle on AssemblyName.dll. Does anyone know what's going on, or if there is a work around?
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Re: devenv.exe is fondling my dlls
Nov 29, 2007 02:23 AM|LINK
Hi jugisahunk,
Based on my research, I suggest you to try one of the following workarounds:
* open project properties and edit pre-build events:
* If the control library project contains resx files, add the following property to the first <PropertyGroup> in the project file:
For more information, please refer to the link below:
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/Workaround.aspx?FeedbackID=114694
Benson Yu
Microsoft Online Community Support
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Re: devenv.exe is fondling my dlls
Nov 29, 2007 02:09 PM|LINK
Thanks Benson,
This appears to exactly address my problem. It definitely has the feel of a bug, thus I was not surprised to read in the article you linked to that it is indeed a bug. Thanks for your help.