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Technically speaking, the 

element can be used to probe for assemblies that do not have a

strong name. However, the assembly’s location must be relative to the client’s application directory (and thus is lit-

tle more than an alternative to the 

element).

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To see the  element in action, create a Console Application named CodeBaseClient,

set a reference to CarLibrary.dll version 2.0.0.0, and update the initial file as follows:

using CarLibrary;

namespace CodeBaseClient

{

class Program

{

static void Main(string[] args)

{

Console.WriteLine("***** Fun with CodeBases *****");

SportsCar c = new SportsCar();

Console.WriteLine("Sports car has been allocated.");

Console.ReadLine();

}

}

}

Given that CarLibrary.dll has been deployed to the GAC, you are able to run the program as is.

However, to illustrate the use of the  element, create a new folder under your C drive

(perhaps C:\MyAsms) and place a copy of CarLibrary.dll version 2.0.0.0 into this directory.

Now, add an App.config file to the CodeBaseClient project (as explained earlier in this chapter)

and author the following XML content (remember that your .publickeytoken value will differ;

consult your GAC as required):