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Changing Assembly Versions During Runtime Using the Web.Config File

Changing Assembly Versions During Runtime Using the Web.Config File

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You can change the assembly version quickly by including the bindingRedirect element in the web.config file.

For example, suppose you need to redirect a particular old version dll hit to a new version. The following code shows how to redirect from version 1.0.0.1 to 1.0.0.2:

  <runtime>    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">

To redirect any older version to a newer version, specify a “*” as the value of the

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