>>>Hi again,
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>>>Well, another newbie question.
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>>>I have a vb file containing a class definition. I what to be able to use the same vb file is different solutions. But when I reference an existing vb file in a location outside the project, VS makes a copy of the original and passes it in the current project folder. Hence, I now of two copies of the file. Now when I modify one of the copies, I have make sure I update all the other copies.
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>>>Is there a way to have a central repository of shared files that all project share?
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>>Can you build your generic classes into dll and reference this dll in your projects?
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>I thought about do that, but felt the classes were small enough that they didn't require becoming DLLs.

Naomi's right - put them in a separate project.
Having lots of little DLL's in .NET is no big deal. Takes a while to start thinking that way but remember these aren't the same animal as COM DLLs.