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# sys.assembly_references (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx_md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Contains a row for each pair of assemblies where one is directly referencing another.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**assembly_id**|**int**|ID of the assembly to which this reference belongs.|  
|**referenced_assembly_id**|**int**|ID of the assembly being referenced.|  
  
## Permissions  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [CLR Assembly Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/clr-assembly-catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [ASSEMBLYPROPERTY (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/assemblyproperty-transact-sql.md)