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  PhilipRieck

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  Troubles Referencing the v3.6 System.Web.Extensions.dll

  Dec 10, 2007 02:28 PM|LINK

  I'm running VS2008 (RTW) on Vista x86 (pretty close to a clean install with all updates)

  When I create a new project without using one of the ASP.NET MVC templates, It's near impossible to reference the System.Web.Extensions assembly that is v3.6:

  1. It's not listed in the VS "Add References" dialog
  2. There's no copy of the DLL on the file system to add via browsing
  3. Since there's no copy of the DLL, I can't add a key to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders\] to force it to display in VS2008.

  The only way I found to reference it was to edit the .proj file (in an XML editor, or by unloading the project and then editing it in VS) and add:
   

  <Reference Include="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.6.0.0">

     (to the itemgroup containing all the other references).

   

   So, 2 requests:

  1. Install should also leave a copy of the DLL in reference assemblies folder (or elsewhere) - not just installed into the gac and cleaned up
  2. Installer should make sure the 3.6 version is listed in the "Add References" dialog in visual studio.

  
  

  Obviously if my install went wonky, or I'm being an idiot, feel free just to correct me and ignore my suggestions.
   

  Thanks! 

   

   

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  dimitrod

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  Re: Troubles Referencing the v3.6 System.Web.Extensions.dll

  Dec 10, 2007 03:08 PM|LINK

  On my computer the assembly was dropped in C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions\
  
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  Re: Troubles Referencing the v3.6 System.Web.Extensions.dll

  Dec 10, 2007 05:30 PM|LINK

  Please refer to the read-me for guidance. You'll find it at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkID=104744&clcid=0x409.

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  PhilipRieck

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  Re: Troubles Referencing the v3.6 System.Web.Extensions.dll

  Dec 11, 2007 03:46 AM|LINK

  Mine were definately not on the filesystem, but I was able to copy them over from another machine where the install did leave them.  Seems to work fine. 

   

  SimonCal

  Please refer to the read-me for guidance. You'll find it at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkID=104744&clcid=0x409.

   

   
  Thanks for replying Simon, but the readme has basically the same guidance I referred to as the "only way" in my post.  It did not address the two issues I listed as suggestions, however.  It seems #1 was just a problem with either the install or some other effect on this machine.  I'd still leave #2 as a valid suggestion, though.