SQL Server: Could not find type in the assembly

Question

Assume the assembly dll:

using Microsoft.SqlServer.Server;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data.SqlTypes;
using System;
using System.Text;

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Answer 1

Try

CREATE FUNCTION NormalizeString(@s nvarchar(max), 
                                @normalizationForm nvarchar(50)) 
RETURNS nvarchar(max)
AS EXTERNAL NAME CLRFunctions.[CLRFunctions.T].NormalizeString

Answer 2

I just busted my skull on this in Visual Studio 2017, building a CLR in VB. What I found out, when creating the procedure in SQL, THE EXTERNAL NAME is set as follows:

• AssemblyName.[Assemblyname.ClassNameInVBProgram].SubroutineNameInVBProgram

And it is Case Sensitive.

Use Create Assembly in SQL to create the Sql Assembly

Use Create Procedure in SQL to create the CLR SP.