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groggyjava
groggyjava

Reputation: 421

Cannot open existing or create new SQL Server Database Project

PLEASE HELP!!!!

MY SET UP

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 Update 4 on Windows 7 Professional,

ACTION

Installed latest SQL Server Data Tools Update

SYMPTOM 1 (Cannot create)

When attempting to create new project, I get:

Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Utilities.Sql.11, Version=11.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The System cannot find the file specified.

SYMPTOM 2 (Cannot open existing project)

When attempting to open an existing project, I get:

Unsupported

This version of Visual Studio does not have the following project types installed or does not support them. You can still open these projects in the version of Visual Studio in which they were originally created.

Non-functional changes required

Visual Studio will automatically make non-functional changes to the following projects in order to enable them to open in this version and Visual Studio 2010 SP1. Project behavior will not be impacted.

WHAT I HAVE TRIED

Nothing seems to work.

Please help me, I'm on day 2 of being dead in the water.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2007

Answers (1)

groggyjava
groggyjava

Reputation: 421

MICROSOFT -- HEADS UP!!!

This appears to have worked !!!!

  1. Zip up the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin and set aside (in case this doesn't work for you)
  2. Delete the contents of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin

  3. Copy the entire contents of

    C:\Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\SQLDB\DAC\120

    into C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin

  4. Re-launch VS2012,

AND

  • I was able to create a new SQL Server Database Project, and
  • I was able to open one of my existing projects.

VS did crash once when i was looking through my project using the SQL Server Object Explorer, but I have not been able to duplicate it.

Upvotes: 2

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