# DataSourceManager.LoadAssembly Method

> Loads an assembly file as a data source. Automatically deduces table and column names as well as data relations from the public properties of all public classes found in the assembly.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.DocumentServer.DataSources`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXDocumentServer.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDocumentServer.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.DocumentServer.DataSources > DataSourceManager.LoadAssembly Method
- **357 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver-datasources/datasourcemanager/loadassembly-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver-datasources/datasourcemanager/loadassembly-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver-datasources/datasourcemanager/loadassembly-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Loads an assembly file as a data source. Automatically deduces table and column names as well as data relations from the public properties of all public classes found in the assembly.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void LoadAssembly(string fileName);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub LoadAssembly(fileName As String)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| fileName | The assembly file name. |

### Examples

The following example uses Load Assembly in a focused Data Source Manager workflow. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
dataSourceManager.LoadAssembly("document.docx");
Console.WriteLine("Data Source Manager is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
dataSourceManager.LoadAssembly("document.docx")
Console.WriteLine("Data Source Manager is ready for use.")
```

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