Razor Helper in MVC 3 RC

Question

I get an error when using razor helpers in an MVC 3 project (did put the cshtml file in app_code). Looks like the generated code is using a wrong assembly reference.

using WebMatrix.Data;
using WebMatrix.WebData;

Compiler says:

CS0246: The type or namespace name 'WebMatrix' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Putting them into GAC did not change anything. Am I not getting it? Or is this a bug? Any ideas?

Answer 1

You need to add a reference to the DLL in Web.config.

Answer 2

mbr, we are aware of the issue and plan on addressing it for RTM. You could either add references to the WebMatrix assemblies like SLaks suggested or (and I think this is better) simply add those 2 namespaces to your project by adding the following code:

namespace WebMatrix.Data { internal class Ignore { } }
namespace WebMatrix.WebData { internal class Ignore { } }