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FileHelpers.dll (2.0) are referenced within 2 class libraryies (Dto and Services) in my solution
My webapp (asp.net mvc) is on IIS7 (Full Trust) Windows 7 PRO 64 and I sometimes get this exception when starting my app from VS2008: (to get rid of it I delete the FileHelpers.dll from bin, run, close browser, rebuild the solution and run again )

 [PolicyException: Required permissions cannot be acquired.] System.Security.SecurityManager.ResolvePolicy(Evidence evidence, PermissionSet reqdPset, PermissionSet optPset, PermissionSet denyPset, PermissionSet& denied, Boolean checkExecutionPermission) +10238142 System.Security.SecurityManager.ResolvePolicy(Evidence evidence, PermissionSet reqdPset, PermissionSet optPset, PermissionSet denyPset, PermissionSet& denied, Int32& securitySpecialFlags, Boolean checkExecutionPermission) +97 [FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3e0c08d59cc3d657' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Reflection.Assembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection) +0 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +416 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +166 System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString) +35 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +190 [ConfigurationErrorsException: Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3e0c08d59cc3d657' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +11207304 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAllAssembliesFromAppDomainBinDirectory() +388 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssembly(AssemblyInfo ai) +232 System.Web.Configuration.AssemblyInfo.get_AssemblyInternal() +48 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies(CompilationSection compConfig) +210 System.Web.Compilation.BuildProvidersCompiler..ctor(VirtualPath configPath, Boolean supportLocalization, String outputAssemblyName) +76 System.Web.Compilation.ApplicationBuildProvider.GetGlobalAsaxBuildResult(Boolean isPrecompiledApp) +283 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileGlobalAsax() +50 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.EnsureTopLevelFilesCompiled() +676 [HttpException (0x80004005): Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3e0c08d59cc3d657' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ReportTopLevelCompilationException() +76 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.EnsureTopLevelFilesCompiled() +1012 System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters) +1025 [HttpException (0x80004005): Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3e0c08d59cc3d657' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +11301302 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +88 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +4338644

I tried to switch to FileHelpers 1.6 which don't use reflection.emit and I get this exception:

 Stack Trace: [PolicyException: Required permissions cannot be acquired.] System.Security.SecurityManager.ResolvePolicy(Evidence evidence, PermissionSet reqdPset, PermissionSet optPset, PermissionSet denyPset, PermissionSet& denied, Boolean checkExecutionPermission) +10238142 System.Security.SecurityManager.ResolvePolicy(Evidence evidence, PermissionSet reqdPset, PermissionSet optPset, PermissionSet denyPset, PermissionSet& denied, Int32& securitySpecialFlags, Boolean checkExecutionPermission) +97 [FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=1.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Reflection.Assembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection) +0 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +416 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +166 System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString) +35 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +190 [ConfigurationErrorsException: Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=1.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +11207304 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAllAssembliesFromAppDomainBinDirectory() +388 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssembly(AssemblyInfo ai) +232 System.Web.Configuration.AssemblyInfo.get_AssemblyInternal() +48 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies(CompilationSection compConfig) +210 System.Web.Compilation.BuildProvidersCompiler..ctor(VirtualPath configPath, Boolean supportLocalization, String outputAssemblyName) +76 System.Web.Compilation.ApplicationBuildProvider.GetGlobalAsaxBuildResult(Boolean isPrecompiledApp) +283 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileGlobalAsax() +50 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.EnsureTopLevelFilesCompiled() +676 [HttpException (0x80004005): Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=1.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ReportTopLevelCompilationException() +76 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.EnsureTopLevelFilesCompiled() +1012 System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters) +1025 [HttpException (0x80004005): Could not load file or assembly 'FileHelpers, Version=1.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. Failed to grant minimum permission requests. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131417)] System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +11301302 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +88 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +4338644
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  • You're on the right track to finding a solution, based on the fact that you mentioned "full trust", because the error sure looks like the runtime is failing to grant FileHelpers the necessary Reflection Permission, which is something that is only supposed to happen under partial-trust configurations. Does this only happen when debugging through VS, or has it happened when loading the website directly through a browser (I.E. going directly to localhost/myapp)? Commented Dec 9, 2009 at 16:05
  • I didn't tried to do this when loading the website directly, I'll try and tel you, but in VS to get rid of this error, I have to delete the FileHelpers.dll from the WebUI/bin, run the webapp, close the browser, stop the webapp, rebuild (to create the FileHelpers.dll in bin) and run it again Commented Dec 10, 2009 at 7:31
  • If I rebuild right after deleting the dll, it won't work Commented Dec 10, 2009 at 7:32
  • So I tried it, it doesn't matter whether you run it from VS or directly, if the last time in VS was not working then in directly it's not gonna work Commented Dec 10, 2009 at 7:50
  • I switched to FileHelpers 1.6 and still have the same problem Commented Dec 11, 2009 at 12:55

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Sort of a stab in the dark here, but try three things:

  • In IIS manager, find the application pool that your application is running under and open up the advanced settings. Make sure the Enable 32 bit applicaitons" setting is true.

  • Make sure you are running Visual Studio as an administrator.

  • Check the references in solution explorer for your sub-projects. Try setting the "copy local" property on reference for the FileHelpers to false. You'll probably need to add a reference to this assembly directly in your web project, and there you'd leave copy local set to true. (I've seen cases where two sub-projects trying to push in the same referenced DLLs to a single web app can cause interesting side-effects). Also make sure both sub-projects reference the EXACT same FileHelpers assembly from the same physical location.

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Plus 1 for the First tip. I had the same issue and it resolved the issue.
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Try this: load up the .NET Configuration wizard/tool (start > control panel > Administrative Tools > .NET Configuration)

click on Runtime Security Policies

Select "Adjust Zone Security" in the right handside panel..

It's also common to get that problem if you are loading DLL's that are not located on the local harddrive.. If the files are on a fileserver etc, move it to C: somewhere..

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the problem disappeared after I reinstalled windows, IIS, VS, so I don't really now why I had this problem

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look here: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/37328/…, all should be fine tomorrow

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