Jim wrote:

Its great to see that MS has provided a redist for the 2003 PIAs but is there any plan to turn the PIAs into files.

My issue I can't use the /reference flag of csc when trying to develop assemblies that use the 2003 PIAs?

Jim

You should be able to refer to the PIA's directly in the GAC in c:\windows\Assembly\GAC\[whateverpiayouwant]\[version_pubkey]\[pia.dll].  I understand it's not optimal.  VSTO and Visual Studio do some work to make this easier.  If you're using NMAKE, you should be able to refer to your Windows install directory without a problem. 

I also encourage you to check out the Office 12 Beta 1 when it becomes available. 

Please feel free to comment on this post so that I might be able to help further. 

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