I'm not sure how derek does it but the usual solution is that he has provided a compiled assembly that contains the functionailty. You should add that DLL to your references.
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I'm not sure how derek does it but the usual solution is that he has provided a compiled assembly that contains the functionailty. You should add that DLL to your references.