Using Aspose.Cells on 32-bit and 64-bit Platforms
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Aspose.Cells is a pure .NET component that can simplify your deployment process by using XCOPY deployment. To install Aspose.Cells, you can simply copy the component assembly (Aspose.Cells.dll) into a directory for your application: the application can start using it right away. This is possible because of the self-describing nature of .NET components. This type of deployment has also zero-impact on the installation process.
Deployment
Aspose.Cells supports both 32-bit and 64-bit environments. When you install Aspose.Cells for .NET component using Aspose.Cells MSI installer, different DLLs are added to different folders in the Aspose.Cells ${installation_Path} folder(s). See the description in the table what folder contains the assemblies you need to use with a particular version of the .NET Framework.
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
| net2.0 | Contains assemblies to use with .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and Mono. These are the assemblies that you should normally use for both 32-bit and 64-bit environments. |
| net2.0_AuthenticodeSigned | Same as above, but the assemblies are digitally signed with Authenticode. Signed assemblies may load slower than without Authenticode |
| net3.5_ClientProfile | Contains assemblies to use with .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.0 Client Profile. |
| net3.5_ClientProfile_AuthenticodeSigned | Same as above, but the assemblies are digitally signed with Authenticode. Signed assemblies may load slower than without Authenticode. |
| net3.5 | Contains assemblies to use with .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.0. |
| net3.5_AuthenticodeSigned | Same as above, but the assemblies are digitally signed with Authenticode. Signed assemblies may load slower than without Authenticode. |
| net4.0 | Contains assemblies to use with .NET Framework 4.0 and 4.5. |
| netStandard | Contains assemblies to use with .Net Standard 2.0 |
| netcoreapp2.1 | Contains assemblies to use with .Net core 2.1 |
| Xamarin.iOS | Contains assemblies to use with Xamarin.iOS |
| Xamarin.Android | Contains assemblies to use with Xamarin.Android |
| net5.0 | Contains assemblies to use with .net5.0. |
| net6.0 | Contains assemblies to use with .net6.0. |
| net8.0 | Contains assemblies to use with .net8.0. |
| net9.0 | Contains assemblies to use with .net9.0. |
In VS.NET (for example 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 etc.) projects, when adding a reference to Aspose.Cells, the Add Reference dialog refers to Aspose.Cells.dll files in the net2.0 or net3.5 folder(s) respectively. (For further reference, read Referencing Aspose.Cells from a .NET project.) You can change the reference to the library according to your environment. Please note if the project’s target framework is .NET Framework 3.5/4 Client Profile, use the Aspose.Cells.dll component file located in net_ClientProfile folder.