Reflecting a WinRT executable from a .Net 4.x App

Question

In a console application; If I execute: ``` Assembly.LoadFrom(@"c:\...\MyWinRTApp.exe") ``` I get: ``` System.BadImageFormatException occurred HResult=-2147024885 Message=Could not load file or assembly 'file:///C:\_...\MyWinRTApp.exe' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. Source=mscorlib ``` Is there any way around this? EDIT 1 In relation to "Vyacheslav Volkov"'s answer below, I now get a step further, thank you. However I now get a different issue. ``` "assembly.GetExportedTypes()" now throws "Cannot resolve dependency to Windows Runtime type 'Windows.UI.Xaml.Application'. When using the ReflectionOnly APIs, dependent Windows Runtime assemblies must be resolved on demand through the ReflectionOnlyNamespaceResolve event." ``` If I try to ReflectionOnlyLoad the referenced assemblies, then I get the error: ``` "Could not load file or assembly 'Windows, Version=255.255.255.255, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null, ContentType=Windo…

Accepted Answer

If you want only to discover the containing types you should use the Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoad method.

```
Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoadFrom(@"c:\...\MyWinRTApp.exe")
```

UPDATE

Here's the code that works for me:

```
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.ReflectionOnlyAssemblyResolve += (sender, eventArgs) => Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoad(eventArgs.Name);
WindowsRuntimeMetadata.ReflectionOnlyNamespaceResolve += (sender, eventArgs) =>
{
    string path =
        WindowsRuntimeMetadata.ResolveNamespace(eventArgs.NamespaceName, Enumerable.Empty<string>())
            .FirstOrDefault();
    if (path == null) return;

eventArgs.ResolvedAssemblies.Add(Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoadFrom(path));
};

Assembly loadFrom = Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoadFrom(@"C:\....\WinRTApp.exe");
Type[] types = loadFrom.GetExportedTypes();
foreach (Type type in types)
{
    Console.WriteLine(type);
}
```

Reflecting a WinRT executable from a .Net 4.x App

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