Plug-in Fails to Load from Network Share

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Plug-in Fails to Load from Network Share

If you try to load a plug-in from a shared network server that wasn't added to the GAC (Global Assembly Cache), it will fail to load.

Solution

You need to give your plug-in a strong name key and move it into the GAC:

In Visual Studio .NET, open the .csproj project file.
Create a strong name key for your plug-in.
Recompile the plug-in.
From a command-prompt, type the following to add the assembly to the GAC:

gacutil /i \servername\<plugin_path>\YourPluginName.dll