C#: In what assembly is SHDocVw.WebBrowser_V1 defined?

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It's used on several websites which all seem to assume the reader knows what to do to have this type available, but I have no clue.

Example site, see the first comment: http://blogs.artinsoft.net/mrojas/archive/2008/09/18/newwindow2-events-in-the-c-webbrowsercontrol.aspx

Thank you! Both answer are equally right. I gave Hans Passant the answer though, I remember him from the msdn forums as nobugz where he has helped me before ;) — marc40000, Jul 31 '10 at 14:14

Hans Passant · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-26T22:55:44.520

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It's not an assembly, it's a COM component. Project + Add Reference, Browse tab, select c:\windows\system32\shdocvw.dll. In Windows 7 pick shdocvw.tlb in the same directory instead. This generates the interop library for the COM component with the SHDocVw namespace. WebBrowser_V1 is one of the types you'll get from that.

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answered Jul 27 '10 at 16:27

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For future searchers: shdocvw.tlb was not in my Windows 7 install for some reason. However, importing the Microsoft Internet Controls COM reference got me access to SHDocVw. – paul Nov 06 '12 at 14:18

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 12 '14 at 19:22

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You can get it from the COM component list. The assembly name is "Microsoft Internet Controls".

Right click "References" of your project in Solution Explorer view
Click Add Reference
Go to COM section
Select Microsoft Internet Controls
Click OK

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score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 27 '10 at 16:24

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Add a COM reference to c:\windows\system\shdocvw.dll

This will create a .NET reference Interop.shdocvw.dll (or something similar) that includes the appropriate types.

answered Jul 27 '10 at 16:24

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C#: In what assembly is SHDocVw.WebBrowser_V1 defined?

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