System.Management unavailable when targeting net46

I have a multi-targeting project with <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.3;net46</TargetFrameworks> set.

I have some code which does a WMI query. I’d like to conditionally compile it for NET46, and do something else for NETSTANDARD1_3, but apparently I can’t use System.Management.ManagementObjectSearcher, System.Management.ManagementObject and friends in either framework.

Am I missing something?

[dsplaisted]

@yaakov-h Do you also have a referennce to System.Management? A basic project would look something like this:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.3;net46</TargetFrameworks>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net46' ">
    <AssemblySearchPaths>$(AssemblySearchPaths);{GAC}</AssemblySearchPaths>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net46' ">
    <Reference Include="System.Management" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

[yaakov-h]

@dsplaisted a-ha, that’s what I was missing. I wasn’t sure how to add a reference like that, the IDE provides nothing for that.

That works, thanks.