Reference 2 dlls using the same namespace in vb.net 3.5 project?

Question

I have a vb.net 3.5 class library project that needs to reference two assemblies that have the same namespace. We have two third party dll\'s in which one is version 5.1 and

Answer 1

Does this help? "In the rare event that you reference 2 assemblies which have the same type names and the same namespaces (such as 2 different versions of the same dll) - you can distinguish which assembly to use for a given type using an alias. The default alias for all references is global, but you can specify your own alias for any assembly when you reference it (using a compiler switch - or just use the properties box in Visual Studio) - and have an extern alias clause at the top of your code file where you use it - you would access the types from different assemblies with ::MyNamespace.Type"

Source: two different DLL with same namespace

Answer 2

Try the System.Reflection Namespace if you can take the performance hit.

Answer 3

I'm the VB spec lead. I'm afraid that there's no VB way of doing this (short of reflection, as DaMartyr said). I know this is a drag. I'll put it on the agenda for our next VB Language Design Meeting.