Provider Model

[jnelson63]

I created a custom provider and want to know if there is a way in my app.config to specify the directory location of my provider.dll? Does the provider assembly have to be in the same directory as the hosting application?

[boudino]

Yes, it should be in the same directory, unless you install it into GAC, define probing path (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/823z9h8w.aspx) or different code base (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0ash1ksb.aspx).