publishing a windows form application - error with the references

Question

is there a way to publish a windows form application in c# that can include all the dll references as well as all the data-sets in one file??

every time i try to publish the application, i get a message displaying:

Exception: missing reference

any help appreciated thanks

Do you use the `System.Reflection` namespace in your application? — Alex Filipovici, Mar 14 '13 at 15:33

Alex Filipovici · Answer 1 · 2013-03-14T15:59:04.813

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You can use ILMerge for merging the assemblies:

ILMerge is a utility for merging multiple .NET assemblies into a single .NET assembly. It works on executables and DLLs alike and comes with several options for controlling the processing and format of the output.

I guess that the data-sets you refer to are actually strongly typed System.Data.DataSet classes. They will probably be compiled and included in the assemblies they belong to.

edited Mar 14 '13 at 15:59

answered Mar 14 '13 at 15:43

Alex Filipovici

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This can be set up to run automatically when msbuild compiles. Excellent tool. Another option is to invest in an obfuscation program, they will also merge assemblies. – Pete Garafano Mar 14 '13 at 15:46

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