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    copied!<p>I have a solution in Visual Studio 2012 containing several Projects. I am trying to add a project to another project as a Reference to be able to use them together, but I cannot figure out why adding this project reference is resulting in a missing DLL when deployed/ran (<code>FusionLog</code> below). I have used this method before without this issue so I must be missing something here...</p> <p><strong>Solution Configuration:</strong></p> <p>Main Project: <code>Bootstrapper</code><br> Sub Project: <code>BootstrapperCustom</code><br> Project I am trying to add as a Reference: <code>LicenseCheck</code> to <code>BootstrapperCustom</code><br> Missing DLL when deployed: <code>LicenseCheck.dll</code></p> <pre><code>[Bootstrapper] --Installer: Configuration: N/A, Platform: N/A --Build: Configuration: Active (Debug), Platform: Active (x86) --Ref: ----[BootstrapperCustom] [BootstrapperCustom] --Application: Configuration: N/A, Platform: N/A, Target framework: .NET 4.5, Output type: Class library --Build: Configuration: Active (Debug), Platform: Active (Any CPU), Platform target: Any CPU --Ref: ----[BootstrapperCore] (Copy Local: True) ----[LicenseCheck] (Copy Local: True) ----[Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller] (Copy Local: True) ----[Microsoft.Practices.Prism] (Copy Local: True) [LicenseCheck] --Application: Configuration: N/A, Platform: N/A, Target framework: .NET 4.5, Output type: Class library --Build: Configuration: Active (Debug), Platform: Active (x86), Platform target: Any CPU --Ref: ----[Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller] (Copy Local: True) ----[Parse] (Copy Local: True) </code></pre> <p><strong>Error message:</strong></p> <pre><code>Run Bootstrapper.exe = `Could not load file or assembly 'LicenseCheck, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.` </code></pre> <p><strong>FusionLog (Confirmed LicenseCheck.dll is Missing):</strong></p> <pre><code>[%TEMP%\{x}\.ba1] --BootstrapperCore.dll --BootstrapperCustom.dll --Microsoft.Practices.Prism.dll === Pre-bind state information === LOG: User = NOTTHOR\dirt LOG: DisplayName = LicenseCheck, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null (Fully-specified) LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Users/dirt/AppData/Local/Temp/{94ef2c32-a419-410e-a8a0-df404f022ff7}/.ba1/ LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL Calling assembly : BootstrapperCustom, Version=1.0.5028.16514, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null. === LOG: This bind starts in default load context. LOG: Using application configuration file: C:\Users\dirt\AppData\Local\Temp\{94ef2c32-a419-410e-a8a0-df404f022ff7}\.ba1\BootstrapperCore.config LOG: Using host configuration file: C:\Users\dirt\AppData\Local\Temp\{94ef2c32-a419-410e-a8a0-df404f022ff7}\.ba1\BootstrapperCore.config LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\config\machine.config. LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind). LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/dirt/AppData/Local/Temp/{94ef2c32-a419-410e-a8a0-df404f022ff7}/.ba1/LicenseCheck.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/dirt/AppData/Local/Temp/{94ef2c32-a419-410e-a8a0-df404f022ff7}/.ba1/LicenseCheck/LicenseCheck.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/dirt/AppData/Local/Temp/{94ef2c32-a419-410e-a8a0-df404f022ff7}/.ba1/LicenseCheck.EXE. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/dirt/AppData/Local/Temp/{94ef2c32-a419-410e-a8a0-df404f022ff7}/.ba1/LicenseCheck/LicenseCheck.EXE. </code></pre> <p><strong>Note:</strong> When I rebuild the <code>BootstrapperCustom</code> project, I <strong>do</strong> see LicenseCheck.dll being generated in <code>Bootstrapper\bin\Debug</code>.</p>
 

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