Changing References Folder (Assemblies) to /bin

Question

I am trying to change where my DLLs or EXE's have been referenced, and instead of a copylocal, which would place it in the same folder as my application, I need it to be in a subfolder. For example: Let's say the path is "C:\Program Files(x86)\Test\Test.exe" and the DLL it needs to use is "testDll.dll" instead of Visual Studio placing it in the "\Test" folder, i need it to be in "\Test\bin"

I have previously tried the <Probing> element in my vbackup.exe.config file, but it didn't end up working, with one of my settings giving me a "System.Configuration.dll" error, I can't remember the error exactly, and i got a warning saying about the <configuration> element is not declared. Another solution i tried was to put "AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation.PrivateBinPath = "bin"" in my main.vb but that didn't do anything, and i wasn't sure which sub to put it in.

Any help will be greatly appreciated, Mike

Answer 1

It isn't <Probing>. It is <probing>. XML is case-sensitive.

<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
         <probing privatePath="bin"/>
      </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

should do it, in the Test.exe.config file.