Assembly binding connectors

In connectors, the assembly file paths mentioned in the QAction@dllImport attribute are used as follows:

• Compilation time: The assembly file paths are added as references to the compilation engine. If the specified path denotes a folder, it is not added as a reference to the compiler.
• Runtime: The folder denoted by the path is added as a hint path to the assembly resolver.

In connectors, there is support for providing a folder path in the QAction@dllImport attribute. Therefore, you can reference multiple versions of an assembly in your connector (for example, when multiple versions of a NuGet package are used because of transitive NuGet package references). The most recent version of the assembly will be added as a reference for compilation, and both folder paths will be added as hint paths for resolving at runtime.

However, to avoid issues, it is important to adhere to the limitations stated in Multiple versions of the same assembly.

Note

Note that the behavior in Automation scripts is different from that in connectors, as in Automation scripts it is not possible to specify a folder path as hint path. For more information, refer to Assembly binding Automation scripts.