Null reference exception after .exe file is embedded into c# Project

[Pallavi-S]

I am using Google Adwords Api for LXRPlugin[Excel AddIn] in visual studio 2017 c# project. The visual studio solution contains GoogleAPIIntraction as the main project. The solution runs successfully before .exe file is packaged. After creating .exe file and installing the setup file I am getting the error. In log file following messages are shown in the build.

DownloadDllFiles() An exception occurred during a WebClient request. DownloadXMLFiles() An exception occurred during a WebClient request. Clicked on Add account button selectd package type:agency Adword autherization login form

Ribbon button1_Click Could not load file or assembly 'Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.33.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040).

I am sharing the code for DownloadDllFiles and DownloadXMLFiles.

 private void DownloadDllFiles()
        {
            List<string> dllFiles = new List<string> { "Google.Ads.Common.dll", "Google.AdWords.dll" }; //"Google.Apis.Analytics.v3.dll", "Google.Apis.Auth.dll", "Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll", "Google.Apis.Core.dll", "Google.Apis.dll", "Google.Apis.PlatformServices.dll" };
            string strAppDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase);
            strAppDir = strAppDir.Remove(0, 6);
            System.Net.WebClient wc = new System.Net.WebClient();
            foreach (var dll in dllFiles)
            {
                string filePath = strAppDir + dll;
                try
                {
                    wc.DownloadFile(Globals.ThisAddIn.LXRXMLFilePath + dll, filePath);
                }
                catch (Exception ex) { LogWriter.Instance.CreateEntry("DownloadDllFiles() " + ex.Message); }
            }
        }

   ```

private void DownloadXMLFiles()
        {
            List<string> xmlFiles = new List<string> { "ACCOUNT_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "ADGROUP_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml",
                "AD_EXTENSIONS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "AD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "AGE_RANGE_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml",
                "AUDIENCE_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "AUTOMATIC_PLACEMENTS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "CALL_METRICS_CALL_DETAILS_REPORT.xml",
                "CAMPAIGN_NEGATIVE_KEYWORDS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "CAMPAIGN_NEGATIVE_PLACEMENTS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml",
                "CAMPAIGN_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "DISPLAY_KEYWORD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "FINAL_URL_REPORT.xml",
                "GENDER_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "GEO_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "KEYWORDLESS_QUERY_REPORT.xml","ANALYTICS_QUERY_COLUMNS.xml",
                "KEYWORDS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml", "SEARCH_QUERY_PERFORMANCE_REPORT.xml","PAID_ORGANIC_QUERY_REPORT.xml" };
            string strAppDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase);
            strAppDir = strAppDir.Remove(0, 6);
            strAppDir = Path.Combine(strAppDir + "\\Xmls\\");
            System.Net.WebClient wc = new System.Net.WebClient();
            foreach (var xml in xmlFiles)
            {
                string filePath = strAppDir + xml;
                try
                {
                    wc.DownloadFile(Globals.ThisAddIn.LXRXMLFilePath + xml, filePath);
                }
                catch (Exception ex) { LogWriter.Instance.CreateEntry("DownloadXMLFiles() " + ex.Message); }
            }
        }

Please help me.

Thanks in advance.

[christopherseeley]

Are you using nuget for dependency management? If not, is it an option?

[Pallavi-S]

I am using nuget to upgrade Google Adwords and Analytics Api,The latest version of google.api.core version is 1.36.1 version,but the required version is 1.33.1. If i uninstall 1.36.1 and install 1.33.1 version, the dependenies and other version are missing.

[Pallavi-S]

I am sending the Fusion Log file for this exception, it may be useful to find the solution.

Fusion Log Info.txt.

Please try to solve my issue.

Thanks in advance, Pallavi

[AnashOommen]

LOG: Post-policy reference: Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.33.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files (x86)/NetElixir Inc/LXRPlugin/Google.Apis.Core.DLL. WRN: Comparing the assembly name resulted in the mismatch: Minor Version

Looks like your LXRPlugin folder has an older version of Google.Apis.Core.dll?

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 5:57 AM Pallavi-S <notifications@github.com wrote:

I am sending the Fusion Log file for this exception, it may be useful to find the solution.

Fusion Log Info.txt https://github.com/googleads/googleads-dotnet-lib/files/2584948/Fusion.Log.Info.txt .

Please try to solve my problem.

Thanks in advance, Pallavi

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[Pallavi-S]

Hi,

LXRPlugin folder contains the updated version 1.36.1, if i update 1.33.1 the dependency libraray google.apis.auth versions are missing.

Thanks, Pallavi

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 7:03 PM Anash P. Oommen notifications@github.com wrote:

LOG: Post-policy reference: Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.33.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files (x86)/NetElixir Inc/LXRPlugin/Google.Apis.Core.DLL. WRN: Comparing the assembly name resulted in the mismatch: Minor Version

Looks like your LXRPlugin folder has an older version of Google.Apis.Core.dll?

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 5:57 AM Pallavi-S <notifications@github.com wrote:

I am sending the Fusion Log file for this exception, it may be useful to find the solution.

Fusion Log Info.txt < https://github.com/googleads/googleads-dotnet-lib/files/2584948/Fusion.Log.Info.txt

.

Please try to solve my problem.

Thanks in advance, Pallavi

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[AnashOommen]

Try adding an assembly binding redirect binding in the App.config file like this:

<runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="Google.Apis.Core" publicKeyToken="4b01fa6e34db77ab" culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-1.36.1.0" newVersion="1.36.1.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>

You can add similar redirects for all the versions of the dependent assemblies that fusion.log complains about.

[Pallavi-S]

Hi,

App config file already contains the binding redirects for the dll as specified.

Any other solution to solve this issue?

Thanks in advance, Pallavi

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Try adding an assembly binding redirect binding in the App.config file like this:

You can add similar redirects for all the versions of the dependent assemblies that fusion.log complains about.

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[AnashOommen]

Hi Pallavi, was this issue resolved?

[davidmine]

For what it's worth, I experienced a similar problem when I upgraded Google.AdManager from 24.3 to 24.9. I upgraded the NuGet packages Google.Apis, Google.Apis.Auth, and Google.Apis.Core from 1.36.1 to 1.42 (the most up-to-date at the time). While Google.AdManager and Google.Ads.Common claimed to be able to use >=1.36.1, I found that I had trouble unless I kept the packages Google.Apis, Google.Apis.Auth, and Google.Apis.Core at the default version requested by Google.AdManager.

My uninstalled all Google packages, installed the version of Google.AdManager that I wanted, and kept all the default dependencies. No problems afterward.