The Assembly linker tool generates a file with an assembly
manifest from one or files that are either modules or resource files.
The general syntax of using tool is as below:
Al Source options
Here are the some of the commands of the al.exe and their
description in detail.
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Option
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Description
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/embed[resource file name]
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This command embeds the file into an image and copies the
contents of the file into the portable executable file.
The output for the resource file will be a assembly which
is called satellite assembly.
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/link [resource file name]
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The file name can be in any of the format and here the
file is not copied. This option will generate a native dll and can be
installed in the global assembly cache.
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/bugreport : file name
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Creates a bug report in the specified path if there are
any bugs.
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/copy[right]:text
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This is used to specify the copyright field in the
assembly.
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/c:text
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This option is used to specify the culture for the
assembly.
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/delay[sign][+][-]
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Specifies whether assembly can should be fully signed or
partially signed. By default it is fully signed.
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/descr:text
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Specifies the description filed in the assembly.
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/fileversion:version name
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This option is used to specify the file version for the
assembly.
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/help
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This displays all the options available with the tool.
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/key:filename
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It specifies the key pair value in a file to sign the
assembly.
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/main:methodname
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Specifies the fully qualified name (class.method) of the
method to use as an entry point when converting a module to an executable
file.
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/out:filename
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Specifies the name of the file produced by Al.exe. This is
a required option.
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Examples:
Example 1: Generating an satellite assembly using the
resource file
Al
/link:"c:\inetpub\wwwroot\Samples\Exensys.Resources.resx","c:\inetpub\wwwroot\Samples\Exensys.Resources.resx"
/out:Testsss.resources.dll /c:en-US.
