Windows batch file to deploy all the dlls in a folder to GAC

Question

I'm working on an ASP.NET project where I've a bunch of dlls created in a folder. I need to write a cmd or bat file to take all the dlls in that folder and GACUTIL it. So how can loop all the dlls in a folder?

Use a `FOR` loop. Run `FOR /?` for all the gory details. – Gabe Jun 20 '11 at 05:40 — Gabe, Jun 20 '11 at 05:40

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '11 at 05:51

This is what I am using to deploy all sql files in a given folder, you could adjust it to act on dll files if needs be;

@echo off

SET dbodir=../Schema Objects/Schemas/dbo/Programmability/Stored Procedures/
SET tpmdir=../Schema Objects/Schemas/TPM/Programmability/Stored Procedures/

echo --- Starting dbo schema

for %%f in ("%dbodir%*.sql") do (echo Running %%f.... && @sqlcmd -U %1 -P %2 -S %3 -d %4 -i "%dbodir%%%f")

echo --- Completed dbo schema

echo --- Starting TPM schema

for %%g in ("%tpmdir%*.sql") do (echo Running %%g.... && @sqlcmd -U %1 -P %2 -S %3 -d %4 -i "%tpmdir%%%g")

echo --- Completed TPM schema

pause

No probs. I got the answer from stackoverflow in the first place :) — Mr Moose, Jun 20 '11 at 07:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 12 '19 at 12:52

If anybody is looking for the powershell way of doing it.

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load("System.EnterpriseServices, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")            
$publish = New-Object System.EnterpriseServices.Internal.Publish       

$dlls = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Code\Application\ -Filter *dll -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Force  | %{$_.FullName}

 foreach ($dll in $dlls) {
   $publish.GacInstall($dll)
 }

Windows batch file to deploy all the dlls in a folder to GAC

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