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// Get name of assembly.

asmName = Console.ReadLine();

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// Does user want to quit?

if (asmName.ToUpper() == "Q")

{

userIsDone = true;

break;

}

// Try to load assembly.

try

{

asm = Assembly.Load(asmName);

DisplayTypesInAsm(asm);

}

catch

{

Console.WriteLine("Sorry, can't find assembly.");

}

} while (!userIsDone);

}

}

}

Notice that the static Assembly.Load() method has been passed only the friendly name of the

assembly you are interested in loading into memory. Thus, if you wish to reflect over CarLibrary.

dll, you will need to copy the CarLibrary.dll binary to the \bin\Debug directory of the External

AssemblyReflector application to run this program. Once you do, you will find output similar to

Figure 16-4.

Figure 16-4.

Reflecting on the external CarLibrary assembly

If you wish to make ExternalAssemblyReflector more flexible, you can update your code to load

the external assembly using Assembly.LoadFrom() rather than Assembly.Load(). By doing so, you can

enter an absolute path to the assembly you wish to view (e.g., C:\MyApp\MyAsm.dll). Essentially,

Assembly.LoadFrom() allows you to programmatically supply a  value.