"GP" wrote:

> I've created a custom exception class that is marked Serializable and
> implements the ISerializable interface. I am throwing this custom exception
> across my remoting boundary. It works just fine when the remoting client is
> a Windows forms or console application, but if I use a .NET COM-exposed DLL
> as my remoting client, I get a serialization exception:
>
> System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Cannot find the
> assembly ExceptionTest, Version=1.0.2456.29148, Culture=neutral,
> PublicKeyToken=0ed9985891f0d0ea.\r\n\nServer stack trace: \n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryAssemblyInfo.GetAssembly()\r\n
> at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.GetType(BinaryAssemblyInfo
> assemblyInfo, String name)\r\n at
> 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)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectMap.Create(String name,
> String[] memberNames, BinaryTypeEnum[] binaryTypeEnumA, Object[]
> typeInformationA, Int32[] memberAssemIds, ObjectReader objectReader, Int32
> objectId, BinaryAssemblyInfo assemblyInfo, SizedArray
> assemIdToAssemblyTable)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.ReadObjectWithMapTyped(BinaryObjectWithMapTyped
> record)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.ReadObjectWithMapTyped(BinaryHeaderEnum
> binaryHeaderEnum)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.Run()\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.Deserialize(HeaderHandler
> handler, __BinaryParser serParser, Boolean fCheck, IMethodCallMessage
> methodCallMessage)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream
> serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler, Boolean fCheck,
> IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.UnsafeDeserializeMethodResponse(Stream
> serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler, IMethodCallMessage
> methodCallMessage)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.CoreChannel.DeserializeBinaryResponseMessage(Stream
> inputStream, IMethodCallMessage reqMsg, Boolean bStrictBinding)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.DeserializeMessage(IMethodCallMessage
> mcm, ITransportHeaders headers, Stream stream)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage
> msg)\n\nException rethrown at [0]: \n at
> System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage
> reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)\r\n at
> System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData,
> Int32 type)\r\n at MyTest.Remoting.SampleObject.HelloWorld() in
> c:\\documents and settings\\gpetros\\my documents\\visual studio
> projects\\sampleobject\\sampleobject.cs:line 27\r\n at
> MyTest.Remoting.SampleClient2.Test() in c:\\documents and
> settings\\gpetros\\my documents\\visual studio
> projects\\sampleclient2\\sampleclient2.cs:line 59
>
> I've tried quite a few different solutions (after reading dozens of posts
> and articles) with no success. I've tried different providers and
> formatters, I've made sure my TypeFilterLevel is set to Full. The only thing
> I can think of is that somehow COM Interop is messing things up. Any help is
> greatly appreciated. If necessary, I can post my sample code that produces
> this problem, just let me know. Thanks.
>
> Greg Petros
> Software Developer