Adding references dynamically in .NET

Question

I have two dll's (sqlite) , one dll is a 64 bit and other 32 bit dll. Is it possible to add reference dynamically based on processor architecture? P/Invoke is my last option. Any help would be appreciated!!

Sample Code:

string pathToDll = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\x64\\System.Data.SQLite.dll";
Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(pathToDll);
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.Load(assembly.GetName());

possible duplicate of Conditionally use 32/64 bit reference when building in Visual Studio — CodeCaster
– CodeCaster, Commented Oct 16, 2013 at 8:42
Maybe it`s help to you. stackoverflow.com/questions/3832552/… — progpow
– progpow, Commented Oct 16, 2013 at 8:47
One may want to compile to Any architecture and run on both 32/64. Of course you can solve this by good installer, but this may not be a duplicate — wiero
– wiero, Commented Oct 16, 2013 at 8:49

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:01:37Z

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Yes, you can load assembly from a file

 Assembly.LoadFrom("MyAssembly.dll");

from .net4 you may use Is64BitOperatingSystem Environment property. Otherwise check IntPtr.Size which changes according to running architecture

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edited May 23, 2017 at 12:01

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5 Comments

Aster Veigas Over a year ago

How will I use the dll methods,since I will be dynamically adding reference?

wiero Over a year ago

I added a link to my other response which should help you

Aster Veigas Over a year ago

I read about the assembly.loadfrom method. It looks like the real deal, I'll confirm the solution tomorrow

Aster Veigas Over a year ago

I tried assembly.loadfrom method. It gets loaded but VS still throws exception. It still thinks that the file is x86 (on x64 machine)

Aster Veigas Over a year ago

A quick question, can I fake the System.Data.SQLite namespace to the compiler?

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