SOFTWARE:
Visual Studio 2008 Team Database Edition
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise SP2
ERRORS:
"The database that you selected is not supported"
Unable to add data connection.
Could not load file or assembly
'Microsoft.SQLServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc, Version=10.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its
dependencies. The sytem cannot find the file specified.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
Data > Schema Compare
New Connection..
Type in all info > select database name (it IS seeing all the
databases on the server)
click Test Connection
"Test Connection suceeded"
Click OK
"The database that you selected is not supported"
Does the same thing if I do
New Project > Visual C# > Database > SQL Server Project
Server Explorer
Add New Connection
Error:
Unable to add data connection.
Could not load file or assembly
'Microsoft.SQLServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc, Version=10.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its
dependencies. The sytem cannot find the file specified.
TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS ALREADY TAKEN:
I tried totally uninstalling Visual Studio 2008, 2005, and SQL 2005
Workstation Components/Client Tools..
Installed Visual Studio 2008
Tried same thing, got same error message.
Installed SQL 2005 Workstation Components / Client Tools
Installed SQL 2005 SP2
Tried same thing, got same error message.
SOLUTION: Download and install following from Microsoft.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
- Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects
These features can be downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C6C3E9EF-BA29-4A43-8D69-A2BED18FE73C&displaylang=en#filelistReference:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.vstudio.general&tid=89ee0e86-b8fc-40a7-a0e1-51ac4033302e&cat=en_US_38f7e3d1-40bd-4daf-941f-f45d2ff6ff9b&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=&p=1
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