无法从my.exe访问第三方DLL

Question

The scenario: I use a class from C:\\3rd\\dll\\thirdparty.dll in my project by Referencing the location. Building the project I get no errors. The Build result is c:\\myprojects\\test\\my.exe

Now When I run the my.exe I get error:

Can not find the thirdparty.dll file.

I have updated the PC PATH to include C:\\3rd\\dll folder

Answer 1

Dynamic-Link Library Search Order only works for native code. You are using a managed assembly, here is how lookup works for .NET: How the Runtime Locates Assemblies