I am trying to use SQL Mobile 2005 with Visual Studio 2005. I have a simple sql mobile db i created and am trying to test connectivity to the DB in a simple app. I added the reference to the SqlServerCE and the verison # that is shown in properties is 3.0.3600.0, but when i look at the physical DLL in explorer (found at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\SQL Server\Mobile\v3.0) the version # is 3.0.5206.0, so when i compile and run the test, I get :
System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SqlServerCe, Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040) ---> System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SqlServerCe, Version=3.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3be235df1c8d2ad3, Retargetable=Yes' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040).
I have uninstalled visual studio and reinstalled thinking I had a driver issue because I had beta products installed, but I get the same result. I am at a loss of what to do about this.

Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SqlServerCe'...
amed
The above error occurs if I am using the built in Unit Testing in Team Edition. If i strip out that stuff and just have a simple connection object (outside a test harness) it works fine. Has anyone been able to do TDD using win mobile and sql mobile 2005
Paul Deckers
UT is not supported for devices, so the answer is no.
JocularJoe
Hi,
I have developed a project for Pocket PC 2003 and when i install that to device HP 2200, then its shows error.
Error: File or Assembly : system.data.sqlserverce version 3.0.3600.0 Token No." " or one of its dependencies not found.
Please tell me how can i remove this error. I am using .Net 2.0 pocket pc 2003 for developing the project. Please send me the answer as soon as possible and at my ID thats given below......................................
Thanks
Shalabh Gupta
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Maheshkumar.R
well that is garbage. anyway, for this example i wasn't testing anything using mobile, just a simple sql mobile connection.
halfpint
Which project you are working on
PPC2003/PPC2005/SPH2005/WCE42/WCE50/WIN32
Also is it the device or emulator
Can you try installing VS 2005 on a very clean machine (no uninstalls and installs) and see if it repros. Basically we want to figure out whether it is a setup issue or a functional issue.
Thanks,
Laxmi NRO, MSFT, SQL Mobile, Microsoft Coporation