Error publishing website with windowsBase.dll

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Using Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web

I am using System.IO.Packaging to edit a Word document using linq to xml.

After following instructions in this SO page System.IO.Packaging I added the reference to WindowsBase.dll.

All this works well and I get the desired results. When I try and publish to my web server though, during the compile I receive this error

The type or namespace name 'Packaging' does not exist in the namespace 'System.IO' Are you missing an assembly reference?

Thanks

when you stated to develop this ...did you select Web Application, or new Web Site..? — MethodMan, Dec 01 '15 at 22:43
have you looked at this [MSDN How to: Create a WebDeployment Package](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd465323(v=vs.110).aspx) — MethodMan, Dec 01 '15 at 22:45
Its a website. I will try and convert it, and then see what options I have. Thanks — StripyTiger, Dec 01 '15 at 22:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 01 '15 at 22:08

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Mark the WindowsBase reference as Copy Local and it will be included in the package/deploy

answered Dec 01 '15 at 22:08

Richard Szalay

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you mean `CopyLocal=true` maybe you should explain that more perhaps the OP isn't aware that you `Click on the References-->Packaging.Dll` then in the properties window set the `CopyLocal=false, change that to true` – MethodMan Dec 01 '15 at 22:31
Thanks for your comments, but I cannot see the references in the solution explorer. If I open Project Properties, I can see the Windowsbase.dll reference, but I cannot open any properties. Could this be an Express limitation? – StripyTiger Dec 01 '15 at 22:39
@pbs Right click on the reference and select properties, from there change "Copy Local" to true – Richard Szalay Dec 02 '15 at 08:25

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