Vista - Powershell and loading dependent assemblies

Is it possible to find out what exact (dependency) assembly Powershell had
trouble finding?

PS Z:\> $vaultServer.Login($loginCredentials)
Exception calling "Login" with "1" argument(s): "Could not load file or
assembly 'Symyx.Framework, Version=1.0.0.0, Cul
ture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system
cannot find the file specified."
At line:1 char:19
+ $vaultServer.Login( <<<< $loginCredentials)

The assembly would be Symyx.Framework.dll. PowerShell can't tell anything
more than that, though. If THAT DLL is available, then it's a dependency,
but the DLL isn't telling PowerShell what the dependency is, so PowerShell
can't tell you.

--
Don Jones
Windows PowerShell MVP
Founder: www.ScriptingAnswers.com
Co-Author: "Windows PowerShell: TFM"

"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9B86CC79-FE7B-4719-95FB-4B02027D1C60@microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to find out what exact (dependency) assembly Powershell had
> trouble finding?
>
> PS Z:\> $vaultServer.Login($loginCredentials)
> Exception calling "Login" with "1" argument(s): "Could not load file or
> assembly 'Symyx.Framework, Version=1.0.0.0, Cul
> ture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system
> cannot find the file specified."
> At line:1 char:19
> + $vaultServer.Login( <<<< $loginCredentials)

On May 9, 8:26 pm, Steve <S...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Is it possible to find out what exact (dependency) assembly Powershell had
> trouble finding?
>
> PS Z:\> $vaultServer.Login($loginCredentials)
> Exception calling "Login" with "1" argument(s): "Could not load file or
> assembly 'Symyx.Framework, Version=1.0.0.0, Cul
> ture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system
> cannot find the file specified."
> At line:1 char:19
> + $vaultServer.Login( <<<< $loginCredentials)

I was about to post saying you could use my powershell eventing
library ( http://www.codeplex.com/PSEventing ) to hook the current
AppDomain's AssemblyResolve event, before I noticed that this
particular event's delegate signtaure returns an Assembly. I only
support hooking multicast/void delegates at the moment; keep your eyes
open for this feature in future though!

- Oisin