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PISystem.UploadPlugInSupportAssembly Method

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PISystem.UploadPlugInSupportAssembly Method

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Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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Uploads a AFPlugIn support assembly to the database.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.1.1.1182

Syntax

public void UploadPlugInSupportAssembly(
	Guid ownerAssemblyID,
	string directoryName,
	string filePath,
	bool force
)

Public Sub UploadPlugInSupportAssembly ( 
	ownerAssemblyID As Guid,
	directoryName As String,
	filePath As String,
	force As Boolean
)

Dim instance As PISystem
Dim ownerAssemblyID As Guid
Dim directoryName As String
Dim filePath As String
Dim force As Boolean

instance.UploadPlugInSupportAssembly(ownerAssemblyID, 
	directoryName, filePath, force)

public:
void UploadPlugInSupportAssembly(
	Guid ownerAssemblyID, 
	String^ directoryName, 
	String^ filePath, 
	bool force
)

member UploadPlugInSupportAssembly : 
        ownerAssemblyID : Guid * 
        directoryName : string * 
        filePath : string * 
        force : bool -> unit

Parameters

ownerAssemblyID: Type: SystemGuid
The unique identifier of the owning assembly, obtained from the owning plugin's AFPlugIn.AssemblyID property.
directoryName: Type: SystemString
The name of the directory for the support assembly. If , then the AssemblyCultureAttribute within the assembly will be used as the directory name.
filePath: Type: SystemString
The filePath of the local assembly to be uploaded.
force: Type: SystemBoolean
Set to if assembly should be uploaded even if it is older than existing assembly.

Remarks

Use this routine to upload an assembly to the server which adds additional support to the owning AFPlugIn assembly. Once uploaded, the support assembly will become available to all client applications. Note that once an assembly has been loaded into a client application, it cannot be updated until that application is restarted.

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