Specifying the .NET Application File

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The .NET Application File setting is used when the component is scanned at build time (based on the .NET Scan at Build setting) or by the Static Scanning Wizard. The scanner uses this setting—along with the component destination—to determine the value of the File Application setting for the assembly.

The scanning algorithm works in the following way to configure the .NET assembly’s File Application setting:

The scanning algorithm checks the component’s Destination setting. If the value is [GlobalAssemblyCache], the .NET assembly’s File Application setting is set to null.

If the component’s destination is something other than [GlobalAssemblyCache], the scanning algorithm checks the component’s .NET Application File setting. If this value is not null, the value of this setting is used to set the assembly’s File Application setting.

If the component’s destination is something other than [GlobalAssemblyCache] and the .NET Application File setting is null, the component’s key file is used to set the assembly’s File Application setting.