[Mono-list] How do i tell Mono (for ASP.NET, C#) where to find MySQL.Data.MySqlClient

Robert Jordan robertj at gmx.net
Mon Oct 23 13:26:47 EDT 2006 

Dick Steflik wrote:
> When I put the .dll (MtSql.Data.dll in ny application /bin directory, 
> everything works OK ; but when I remove it and put the reference in 
> web.config  (just like Robert said to the compiler can't find it.

Did you install the assembly into the GAC as already told
a few times? :-)

Robert

> 
> Dick Steflik
> Binghamton University
> 
> Bradley, Peter wrote:
> 
>> Dick,
>>
>> I'm sorry to butt in, but I noticed things looked as though they might
>> start recursing.  Infinitely, possibly :)
>>
>> First up: do you understand what the GAC is?
>>
>> Second: do you understand how the .NET Framework searches for referenced
>> assemblies?
>>
>> Third: do you understand what strongly named assemblies are, and how you
>> refer to them (i.e. with their strong name)?
>>
>> If you have a problem with any of these, perhaps we should take a step
>> back and explain some of those things first.  If you already understand
>> all that stuff, please just ignore me and I promise I'll go away.
>>
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mono-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com
>> [mailto:mono-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Robert Jordan
>> Sent: 23 October 2006 15:40
>> To: Mono-list at lists.ximian.com
>> Subject: Re: [Mono-list] How do i tell Mono (for ASP.NET,C#) where to
>> find MySQL.Data.MySqlClient
>>
>> Dick,
>>
>> steflik wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Thanks for the patience but I got the same result. If the
>>>   
>> MySql.Data.dll  
>>
>>> isn't in the /bin directory the compuiler can't find it. This may
>>>   
>> sound  
>>
>>> stupid but what directory shoiuld the .dll be in?
>>>   
>>
>> In the GAC (Global Assembly Cache), see (1) below.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dick Steflik
>>> Binghamton University
>>>
>>> Robert Jordan wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Here we go:
>>>>
>>>> 1) install MySql.Data into the GAC:
>>>>
>>>> gacutil -i MySql.Data.dll
>>>>
>>>> 2) obtain MySql.Data's assembly name:
>>>>
>>>> gacutil -l MySql.Data
>>>>
>>>> The output should look like this (in one line), but
>>>> your version might be different:
>>>>
>>>> MySql.Data, Version=1.0.7.30073, Culture=neutral, 
>>>> PublicKeyToken=8e323390df8d9ed4
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 3) create "web.config":
>>>>
>>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
>>>> <configuration>
>>>>  <system.web>
>>>>    <compilation debug="true">
>>>>      <assemblies>
>>>>        <!-- insert *your* assembly name -->
>>>>        <add assembly="MySql.Data, Version=1.0.7.30073, 
>>>> Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=8e323390df8d9ed4" />
>>>>      </assemblies>
>>>>    </compilation>
>>>>  </system.web>
>>>> <configuration>
>>>>
>>>> 4) create a demo page "demo.aspx"
>>>>
>>>> <%@ Page %>
>>>> <%@ Import namespace="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" %>
>>>> <script runat="server">
>>>> void Page_Load (object sender, EventArgs e)
>>>> {
>>>>     // test whether we can create a dummy connection
>>>>        MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection ();
>>>> }
>>>> </script>
>>>> <html>
>>>> <body>
>>>> </body>
>>>> </html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Robert
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>> steflik wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>> Robert,
>>>>> I'ver built the web.config and done everything you said to but Mono 
>>>>> still can't find MySql.Data.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried putting the MySql.Data.dll in the application /bin directory
>>>>>       
>> and  
>>
>>>>> that seems to work but the better way to do this would be via the 
>>>>> web.config.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to use Mono for an ASP.NET segment for a class I teach on
>>>>>       
>> web  
>>
>>>>> programming here at the University and I really hate to have each of
>>>>>       
>> the  
>>
>>>>> students place the .dll in their /bin directory.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dick Steflik
>>>>> Binghamton University
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert Jordan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>>       
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You have to create web.config in the directory of the ASP.NET
>>>>>> application. Have a look at the test site that that gets
>>>>>> installed into $prefix/lib/xsp/test.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> MySql.Data.MySqlClient is just a namespace. The assembly is
>>>>>> MySql.Data.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Robert
>>>>>>
>>>>>> steflik wrote:
>>>>>>    
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>> Robert,
>>>>>>> I'm new at this, where do I find the web.config file, I've been
>>>>>>>           
>> looking
>>  
>>
>>>>>>> around and it isn't obvious.  Also, my the impot that is failing
>>>>>>>           
>> is
>>  
>>
>>>>>>> "import MySql.Data.MySqlClient"; is that the assembly you are      
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>> referring to?
>>>>>>    
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>> Dick Steflik
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Robert Jordan wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>> Dick Steflik wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>> I can get Mono to build a command line program using MySql (and
>>>>>>>>>               
>> it
>>  
>>
>>>>>>>>> runs nicely)  but I have to tell the C# compiler where the dll
>>>>>>>>>               
>> is.
>>  
>>
>>>>>>>>> How do I do this for ASP.NET using C#.
>>>>>>>>> I'm using Mono on FC5 with Apache and Mono 1.1.17....
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Copy the MySql assembly into the bin folder of your ASP.NET app
>>>>>>>> or install the assembly into the GAC and specify the assembly
>>>>>>>>             
>> name
>>  
>>
>>>>>>>> in the web.config:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <configuration>
>>>>>>>> <system.web>
>>>>>>>> <compilation>
>>>>>>>> <assemblies>
>>>>>>>>  <add assembly="MySql.Data, Version=x.x.x.x, Culture=neutral,
>>>>>>>> PublicKeyToken=...."/>
>>>>>>>> </assemblies>
>>>>>>>> </compilation>
>>>>>>>> </system.web>
>>>>>>>> </configuration>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can obtain the full assembly name with
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> gacutil -l | grep MySql
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Robert
>>>>>>>>
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