Changing Location of dll file from Application Folder

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Hello Friends,

When i build the application then reference dll files copy into application directory
but i don't want to dll file in application directory,
i want to change dll file location to any folder (like C:\windows)

Can anybody tell me,

Thanks in Advance.

Posted 5-Aug-11 1:40am

amit_myana

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Aug-11 0:55am

Bad idea. This is not nice to OS, an abuse. And why? if you want to hard-code directory, the user may not have it and likely not have an access.
--SA

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Shameel · Answer 1 · 2011-08-05T02:01:00

Visual Basic:
With a project selected in Solution Explorer, on the Project menu, click Properties.
If you are using Visual Basic, click the Compile tab. If you are using C#, click the Build tab.
In the Build output path (Visual Basic) or Output path (C#) box, type any valid file or Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, or click the ellipsis button and browse to a directory.

C#:
On the Project menu, click Properties.
Click the Build tab.
Click the Browse button next to the Output path box and select a new build output directory.

If you wish to retain files at both places, then write a batch file (cmd or vbs or PowerShell) to copy the files from the application directory to a location of your choice and then execute the batch file in the Post Build event.