is there any easy way to get the fully qualified name for assembbly? e.g.
This article (How to: Determine an Assembly's Fully Qualified Name ) will probably help you
Code from MSDN
//s if the Fully Qualified assembly name
Type t = typeof(System.Data.DataSet);
string s = t.Assembly.FullName.ToString();
This is a shameless copy-paste from I Note It Down and is a simple way to get the FQAN for the project output:
Open Visual Studio
Go to Tools –> External Tools –> Add
Title: Get Qualified Assembly Name
Command: Powershell.exe
Arguments: -command "[System.Reflection.AssemblyName]::GetAssemblyName(\"$(TargetPath)\").FullName"
Check "Use Output Window".
The new tool appears under Tools –> Get Qualified Assembly Name
. When the menu item is selected, the assembly name is given in the output window.