Question:
When you want to add an assembly from a network UNC share using the command:
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$scriptPath = Split-Path ($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path) Add-Type -path "$scriptPath\selenium-dotnet\net40\WebDriver.dll" |
you might face such an error:
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Add-Type: Could not load file or assembly 'file:///Z:\A-Backup\Users\Administr ator\Desktop\MAXIMO Automatic\selenium-dotnet\net40\WebDriver.dll' or one of it s dependencies. Operation is not supported. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131515 ) At Z:\A-Backup\Users\Administrator\Desktop\MAXIMO Automatic\MAXIMO Automatic.ps 1:14 char:1 + Add-Type -path "$scriptPath\selenium-dotnet\net40\WebDriver.dll" + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-Type], FileLoadException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.IO.FileLoadException,Microsoft.PowerShell .Commands.AddTypeCommand |
How can I fix this problem?
Answer:
The key is to allow for loading an assembly from a network path for a PowerShell executable. It can be done by creating the two files
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe.config C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe.config
and paste this code:
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