在Windows Server上无法正确运行.exe

Question

I'm trying to run a Console Application on Windows Server 2019 (x64). After i run .exe on the server then writes the following error:

Could not load or assembly 'MySql.Data'

..etc for all dependencies.

I tried to run just the .exe file (i didn't copy the whole Release directory) on a few PC and it is working well. All of them Win 64bit. On the server, .exe only work if i copy the whole /Release directory.

I also build and release app with 'Any Cpu' option.

Any tip why i need to copy the whole /bin/release directory to run .exe? Why not enough just the .exe file?

Many thanks!

Answer 1

The exe file doesn't contain the used dlls, just references to the dlls. That's why they are in the release directory and the reason you need to copy the whole directory.

Kind regards Bernd