Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling

Question

I get this below error when i add Enterprise library 5.0 file MS.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.dll for my wcf application.

An error occurred creating the configuration section handler for exceptionHandling: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference.

 <exceptionHandling>
<exceptionPolicies>
  <add name="Global Policy">
    <exceptionTypes>
      <add name="Exception" type="System.Exception, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="None">
        <exceptionHandlers>
          <add name="Wrap Handler" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.WrapHandler, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling" exceptionMessage="Global Message." wrapExceptionType="ExceptionHandlingQuickStart.BusinessLayer.BusinessLayerException, ExceptionHandlingQuickStart.BusinessLayer" /> 
          <add name="Custom Handler" type="AppMessageExceptionHandler, ExceptionLibraryForWCF"/>
        </exceptionHandlers>
      </add>
    </exceptionTypes>
  </add>
  <add name="Handle and Resume Policy">
    <exceptionTypes>
      <add name="Exception" type="System.Exception, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="None">
        <exceptionHandlers/>
      </add>
    </exceptionTypes>
  </add>
  <add name="Propagate Policy">
    <exceptionTypes>
      <add name="Exception" type="System.Exception, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="NotifyRethrow">
        <exceptionHandlers/>
      </add>
    </exceptionTypes>
  </add>
  <add name="Replace Policy">
    <exceptionTypes>
      <add name="SecurityException" type="System.Security.SecurityException, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="ThrowNewException">
        <exceptionHandlers>
          <add name="Replace Handler" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.ReplaceHandler, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" exceptionMessage="Replaced Exception: User is not authorized to peform the requested action." replaceExceptionType="System.ApplicationException, mscorlib"/>
        </exceptionHandlers>
      </add>
    </exceptionTypes>
  </add>
  <add name="Wrap Policy">
    <exceptionTypes>
      <add name="DBConcurrencyException" type="System.Data.DBConcurrencyException, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" postHandlingAction="ThrowNewException">
        <exceptionHandlers>
          <!--<add name="Wrap Handler" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.WrapHandler, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling" exceptionMessage="Wrapped Exception: A recoverable error occurred while attempting to access the database." wrapExceptionType="ExceptionHandlingQuickStart.BusinessLayer.BusinessLayerException, ExceptionHandlingQuickStart.BusinessLayer" /> -->
        </exceptionHandlers>
      </add>
    </exceptionTypes>
  </add>
</exceptionPolicies>

Below is my web.config declaration for my exception handling -->

Solution

Your web.config isn't actually in the post.

In any event, you've got a reference to Entlib 2.0 in your config file. You need to update to point at the Entlib 5 version number and public key token. It's probably in your element, but if it's there I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of your file also had the wrong version #'s.

[update on further reflection]

Actually, based on the error message, there's another possibility - the runtime is finding the 2.0 assembly instead of the 5.0 assembly when it goes to load. Double check all your assembly references, and check your bin directory - make sure it's got the right assembly in it.

You can also try running the fuslogvw tool on the web server - it'll tell you what assemblies the runtime tried to load, and where it looked for them.

Comments

[user583754]

There is only version 5.0.414.0 specified in my web.config not 2.0.0.0.

[user583754]

please see web.config section above

[Chris Tavares]

What's in the <configSections> element? That's probably where the issue is.