Clueless SerializationException!

Hi All,

I am getting a System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException and have no idea how to fix it. I get this error at the time deserializing the object.

I am developing a VSPackage in C#. From the Initialize() method of my package class (which is derived from class Package), I am trying to read/write a serialized class.

I can see in the forum that few other people have had these problems but I could not find any answer.

Could anybody please give me some pointers on how to fix this problem I have used Serialization before but it seems a lot more complicated with Visual Studio 2005. The MSDN help does not help me much.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks a lot.

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private MySettings ReadSettings()

{

String AppDataPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData);

AppDataPath = Path.Combine(AppDataPath, "MyCompany");

AppDataPath = Path.Combine(AppDataPath, "MyApplication");

AppDataPath = Path.Combine(AppDataPath, "MySettingsFile.dat");

/* AppDataPath is like C:\Documents and Settings\currentuser\Application Data\MyCompany\MyApplication\MySettingsFile.dat

*/

MySettings settings =null;

if (!File.Exists(AppDataPath))

{

settings = new MySettings(); // The default settings

WrirteSettings(settings );

return settings;

}

FileStream stream = (FileStream)File.Open(AppDataPath, FileMode.Open);

if (stream != null)

{

BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();

if (formatter != null)

{

// This is where I get the error.

settings = (CMSSettings)formatter.Deserialize(stream);

}

stream.Close();

}

return settings;

}

private MySettings WriteSettings(MySettings settings)

{

String AppDataPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData);

AppDataPath = Path.Combine(AppDataPath, "MyCompany");

AppDataPath = Path.Combine(AppDataPath, "MyApplication");

String MyAppFolder = AppDataPath;

AppDataPath = Path.Combine(AppDataPath, "MySettingsFile.dat");

Directory.CreateDirectory(MyAppFolder);

FileStream stream = (FileStream)CMSUtil.CreateFile(AppDataPath);

if (stream != null)

{

BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();

if (formatter != null)

{

formatter.Serialize(stream, settings);

}

stream.Close();

}

}

// Define MySettings Class

[Serializable()]

public class MySettings

{

public bool bSettingsField1;

public MySettings()

{

bSettingsField1 = true;

}

}

This is how the error looks like:

VSIP: Developer edition, all third-party packages allowed to load.

Exception occurred System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Unable to find assembly 'CMSVSStudio, Version=1.0.2224.23450, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=2c858df1ab695077'.

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryAssemblyInfo.GetAssembly()

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.GetType(BinaryAssemblyInfo assemblyInfo, String name)

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)

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.ReadObjectWithMapTyped(BinaryObjectWithMapTyped record)

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.ReadObjectWithMapTyped(BinaryHeaderEnum binaryHeaderEnum)

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.Run()

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.Deserialize(HeaderHandler handler, __BinaryParser serParser, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)

at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)

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