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VB form seems to still reference an older version of Treemap assembly although upgraded to the latest version

Hello,

I have recently upgraded Winforms to the latest 19.4460.0.48 and since then I cannot open my main VB form containing the Advanced Ribbon control.

Error is:

Unable to find assembly 'Syncfusion.TreeMap.Windows, Version=19.4460.0.38, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3d67ed1f87d44c89]], mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'. 1643

and yet, checking all my references/dependencies, version 19.4460.0.38 cannot be found anywhere.

Checked the vbproj file without any luck.Using Visual Studio 2022.

Could someone help me figure what I'm doing wrong or what I can do to fix this?

Thanks and best regards

Philippe



20 Replies
MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 16, 2022 12:55 PM UTC

Hi Philippe, 
 
Please make sure to check the following things. 
 
  1. Ensure whether the Syncfusion.TreeMap.Windows assembly is referenced properly or not.
  2. Ensure whether all the Syncfusion assemblies are referred in same version.
  3. Please check your application assemblies are referred with any hint path.
  4. Check whether any other version specified in the App.config file.
  5. Check the App.config file to see if it has been upgraded to the latest version.
  6. Also you can disable specific version by setting SpecificVersion property of the assembly to false.
 
If still, you have to face the issue, kindly share with us the sample (with bin and obj folder) which you have faced the issue. We will analyze and provide a better solution at the earliest.    
 
Regards, 
Mohanram A. 


PH Philippe March 16, 2022 06:36 PM UTC

Hi Mohanram,

Thx for your message.


  1. >> Ensure whether the Syncfusion.TreeMap.Windows assembly is referenced properly or not.
    Yes it was properly referenced
  2. Ensure whether all the Syncfusion assemblies are referred in same version.
    Yes, all versions were of the same 19.4460.0.48 version
  3. Please check your application assemblies are referred with any hint path.
    Yes, all assemblies were correctly indicated
  4. Check whether any other version specified in the App.config file.
    Don't know if normal but there were no reference to any Syncfusion file in App.config
  5. Check the App.config file to see if it has been upgraded to the latest version.
    As I just said above, no indication of any Syncfusion file in App.config
  6. Also you can disable specific version by setting SpecificVersion property of the assembly to false.
    If you tell me where to do it, I'll try that...

    Anyway, I reverted back to 19.4460.0.38 and things are working ok. Will retry to upgrade to .48 and I'll keep you posted.

    Thx for your help

    Philippe

PH Philippe replied to Philippe March 16, 2022 07:41 PM UTC

So, as I said, I just upgraded on my laptop and error happens again: Message is "Unable to find assembly Syncfusion.Treemap.Windows Version=19.4460.0.38 Culture=neutral PublicToken=......."

Checked again App.config: no sign of any Syncfusion...

Did a gacutil -l in shell and it correctly displays 19.4460.0.48 for Syncfusion.Treemap.Windows

Can try a quick app to check but the problem with my real project is that it's somewhat heavy and my ribbon would be complicated to recreate quickly...


Philippe





PH Philippe replied to Philippe March 16, 2022 07:46 PM UTC

ANd here's what's indicated in vbproj:


 <Reference Include="Syncfusion.TreeMap.Windows, Version=19.4460.0.48, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3d67ed1f87d44c89, processorArchitecture=MSIL">

      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>

      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\Program Files (x86)\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\Windows\19.4.0.48\Assemblies\4.6\Syncfusion.TreeMap.Windows.dll</HintPath>

    </Reference>


PH Philippe March 16, 2022 09:27 PM UTC

So, I completely zapped Syncfusion Essential Winforms, went into regedit, removed all possible traces of Syncfusion, and I found many keys, and reinstalled from scratch the complete 19.4.0.48 package with the very same error message.

So, all things considered, I'll get back to 19.4.0.38 and wait until someone finds a fix/solution...

Cheers


Philippe


MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 17, 2022 01:57 PM UTC

Hi Philippe,  

We regret for inconvenience.  

Please confirm whether you have installed Essential Studio in both versions 19.4.0.38 and 19.4.0.48 in your end. If yes, then please uninstall the old version assemblies from GAC and install the new version assemblies. Please refer the below given knowledge base for remove and install assemblies from GAC.  


If still the issue exists in your end, kindly share with us the sample (with bin and obj folder) which you have faced the issue and image illustration of the issue you are facing in your end . We will analyze and provide a prompt solution at the earliest.     
  
Regards,  
Mohanram A.  


PH Philippe March 17, 2022 10:57 PM UTC

Hello Mohanram,


Thx for your message.

Yes, I did have 19.4.0.38 upgraded to 19.4.0.48, as I did since I first installed the product when version number was 18.xxx but it's the first time it happens.

This is why I completely uninstalled everything and cleaned the registry.

When I checked what's in theGAC, it did not report any 19.4.0.48 assembly but I'll check it again with the post you sent and will let you know tomorrow.

Cheers


Philippe


MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 18, 2022 03:34 AM UTC

Hi Philippe, 

We will wait to hear from you.  

Regards, 
Mohanram A. 


PH Philippe March 18, 2022 03:04 PM UTC

Hello Mohanram,


So here's what I've done right now:

1. Back in 19.4.0.38, I opened Essential Studio (Windows Forms) and clicked on top 19.4.0.48 update, went to the website, downloaded syncfusionessentiwindowsforms.exe and installed it using all options, that is, uninstalling previous assemblies from GAC and selecting uninstall previous installed version etc...

2. After completion, I went into VS 2022, loaded my project, edited the project properties, removed all Syncfusion 19.4.0.38 references and added all required 19.4.0.48 references as you can see in shot1.jpg.

Now: adding references to 19.4.0.48 still displayed 19.4.0.38 in GAC as you can see on shot2

3. Then I tried to open the form containing the ribbon and this lead to error displayed on shot3

4 Ran Gacutil -l to list all Syncfusion assemblies in GAC which you can see in file list.txt. Surprisingly, there are two copies of the same 19.4.0.48 assemblies in the list, but no 19.4.0.38.

Will try to remove all and reinstall from scratch.

I can send you my project if you tell me to which address...I can zip the entire project

Cheers


Philippe


Attachment: list_1f3e0f35.zip

PH Philippe March 18, 2022 05:17 PM UTC

Another little update: After I uninstalled and reinstalled a brand new complete 19.4.0.48 package, I now only see 19.4.0.48 refs in GAC but I see 3 of each...

For instance I see Syncfusion.Shared.Base, Version 19.4400.0.48, then Version 19.4450.0.48 and finally Version 19.4460.0.48 (the publickeyToken being the same for all 3 versions), although I checked that there was nothing left after uninstalling.


MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 21, 2022 01:28 PM UTC

Hi Philippe, 

We would like to inform that the versions 19.4400.0.48, 19.4450.0.48 and 19.4460.0.48 denotes the .Net Framework version 4.0, 4.5 and 4.6. You can refer the version based in the .Net framework version of your application. Please check by adding the reference based in the .Net Framework version and revert to us with details if still you are facing the reported issue.  

Regards, 
Mohanram A. 



PH Philippe March 21, 2022 05:41 PM UTC

Hi Mohanram,

OK....Net framework I'm using is 4.8 so I understand that I should use 19.4460.0.48...

Will recheck everything again but as of now nothing seems to be allowing the form file to edit.

Cheers

Philippe


MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 22, 2022 04:33 AM UTC

Hi Philippe,  
 
We will wait to hear from you.   
 
Regards,  
Mohanram A.  



PH Philippe March 23, 2022 02:26 PM UTC

Hi Mohanram,


So here's where I stand:

- Uninstalled all Syncfusion occurrences

- Cleaned the registry

- Checked the GAC

- Reinstalled 190.4460.48

- Reopened my project: same issue

It may seem that the issue lies somewhere in resource reading as I may guess from the Call Stack herebelow but maybe I'm wrong. In any case no application misbehavior can be noted because of this issue. I just have to hope that clicking Continue when getting the error doesn't break the editor :-)

à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryAssemblyInfo.GetAssembly()
à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.GetType(BinaryAssemblyInfo assemblyInfo, String name)
à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectMap..ctor(String objectName, String[] memberNames, BinaryTypeEnum[] binaryTypeEnumA, Object[] typeInformationA, Int32[] memberAssemIds, ObjectReader objectReader, Int32 objectId, BinaryAssemblyInfo assemblyInfo, SizedArray assemIdToAssemblyTable)
à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.ReadObjectWithMapTyped(BinaryObjectWithMapTyped record)
à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.Run()
à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.Deserialize(HeaderHandler handler, __BinaryParser serParser, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)
à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)
à System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)
à System.Resources.ResXDataNode.GenerateObjectFromDataNodeInfo(DataNodeInfo dataNodeInfo, ITypeResolutionService typeResolver)
à System.Resources.ResXDataNode.GetValue(ITypeResolutionService typeResolver)
à System.Resources.ResXResourceReader.ParseDataNode(XmlTextReader reader, Boolean isMetaData)
à System.Resources.ResXResourceReader.ParseXml(XmlTextReader reader)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was rased ---
à System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
à Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.WindowsErrorReporting.WatsonReport.GetClrWatsonExceptionInfo(Exception exceptionObject)


I made sure that Treemap and other Syncfusion dlls version was 4460 as you indicated for .NET 4.8 (see attached shot)

Now, I don't have any other idea as to whether this comes from Visual Studio 2022 or not...

Cheers

Philippe


Attachment: refs_905a5817.zip

MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 24, 2022 01:29 PM UTC

Hi Philippe,   
 
We regret for the inconvenience.  

We are currently checking for any other possibilities in our end. We will check and update further details on March 28, 2022. We appreciate your patience until then.  

Regards, 
Mohanram A. 


PH Philippe March 28, 2022 08:27 AM UTC

Hello Mohanram,


Thanks for the info. This is not breaking the tool I create so I can wait as long as needed :-)

However, just to keep you updated, I also sent a message to the VisualStudio team since when I stick with your 19.4460.0.38 version, I then have another error with missing EnvDTE methods which also breaks the visual editor but also do not cause any functional issue other than not being able to display the form in the editor.

I then received this message from Microsoft:

" Thank you for your feedback. Can you confirm which extension you’re using from Syncfusion? We suspect this is an issue with how the extension is built. "

I just replied today telling them that I was using the RibbonAdv control.

FWIW...Looks like a VS2022 change that affects the ribbon, maybe...

Cheers

Philippe



MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 28, 2022 01:21 PM UTC

Hi Philippe,    
 
We regret that we are unable to find the exact cause for the issue without reproducing it in our end. Please revert to us with the exact version of Visual Studio 2022 you are using in your end. If possible please share the sample application to replicate the problem in our end. It will be more helpful for us to proceed further in this.  
 
Regards, 
Mohanram A. 


PH Philippe March 28, 2022 02:49 PM UTC

Hello again,

Pls find attached the version of VS2022 I'm using with all installed workloads (shot vs2022.jpg)

As far as sending you my application, pls give me an email address where I can send it or another way to provide it to you since it contains sensitive data I wouln't like to share here.


Glad to be able to help.

Thanks

Philippe


Attachment: vs2022_7ba17c6c.zip

MA Mohanram Anbukkarasu Syncfusion Team March 29, 2022 07:22 AM UTC

Hi Philippe,


Thanks for the info. This is not breaking the tool I create so I can wait as long as needed :-)

 

However, just to keep you updated, I also sent a message to the VisualStudio team since when I stick with your 19.4460.0.38 version, I then have another error with missing EnvDTE methods which also breaks the visual editor but also do not cause any functional issue other than not being able to display the form in the editor.

 

I then received this message from Microsoft:

 

" Thank you for your feedback. Can you confirm which extension you’re using from Syncfusion? We suspect this is an issue with how the extension is built. "

 

I just replied today telling them that I was using the RibbonAdv control.

 

FWIW...Looks like a VS2022 change that affects the ribbon, maybe...

 

We have created a new ticket under your account for this issue in RibbonControlAdv. Please have further follow-up in the ticket.

As far as sending you my application, pls give me an email address where I can send it or another way to provide it to you since it contains sensitive data I wouln't like to share here.

 

We have created a new ticket under your account to share your application. Please have further follow-up in the ticket.


Regards,

Mohanram A.


PH Philippe March 29, 2022 07:25 AM UTC

Hi Mohanram,

I replied a minute ago and uploaded the zipped project there.

Thx much!

Philippe


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