Could not load file or assembly microsoft.sqlserver.sqlclrprovider 13.100.0.0

Question

I run my Winforms app using SQLServer assemblies Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo (13.100.0.0) Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO(13.100.0.0)

On the same machine SSMS 2016(Au

Answer 1

Turns out that in my case it was simply a question of adding all the DLLs with the same version number as references. This had to be done manually. They were all found in either C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Tasks\ (for Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll) or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\ in the case of Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlClrProvider.dll. If you look at the properties of all the related/required DLLs in these two folders, they all say version 13.0.15700. But once you browse to each one, and include it as a reference, the reference properties in VS2015 all say version 13.100.0.0??????? How about that! And it all works.