Linq queries won't run if referred assemblies require System.Web.Services

ericwu91

Probably related to this.
I have a query that references the Microsoft.TeamFoundation assemblies, which act as proxy for the current TFS APIs. This works correctly on Linqpad 5, but on 6, it throws this exception:

FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.Services, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'

It is probably related to the facts that

1. Linqpad targets .NET Core 3
2. Microsoft.TeamFoundation appears to access the APIS via Soap.
3. Linqpad did not bundle the missing reference because... (drumsroll)
4. System.Web.Services is not available in .NET Core 3.

Any ideas of how to make this work? Or is it a lost cause?

JoeAlbahari

.NET Core provides some ability to work with .NET Framework assemblies in simple scenarios, but it seems to fall over when there are more complex dependencies.

The following might help:
https://mitchdenny.com/vsts-libraries-from-dotnet-core/

ericwu91

Sadly, this link does not help. The assemblies Mitch mentions are the VSTS REST APIs, not the legacy VSTS SOAP APIS. The former have a greater range of actions available, such as creating branches and changing security settings, while the latter contains only a subset of those actions.
I'll keep an eye peeled and will comment if a solution is found.
Thanks!