Reference dll without version visual studio 2015

Question

I have an application that is referencing a dll that will keep changing to a newer version (with backwards compatibility).

My app (built in visual studio 2015) will work with any version - the problem is - i need to reference the dll without specifying the version bec the latest version dll will constantly be replacing the dll in my project (office requirements) and i dont want to recompile my project every time the dll is updated

I tried the following:

1. setting <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects> in my .csproj file

2. AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += delegate (object s, ResolveEventArgs re)
   {
       AssemblyName theName = new AssemblyName(re.Name);
   
       if (theName.Name == "name, version, key")
       {
           return Assembly.LoadFile("name without version");
       }
   
       return null;
   };
   

im not really sure where to put the second thing that i tried but nothing seems to be working!!

Answer 1

A neater way would be using the AssemblyResolve event -

Something like the following:

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += (sender, argsAssembly) =>
            {
                if (argsAssembly.Name.StartsWith the name of your dll)
                    return Assembly.Load(load the dll);
                return null;
            };