[Firebird-net-provider] Still problem with DDEX (VS 2005) in FB Data Provider - complete description

[Jiri C. <di...@ci...>]

Hi,

I've still the problem to use FB Provider in VS 2005 (not Express).

So my steps:
1. downloaded & installed VsSDKOctober2005.exe (88 788 736 bytes)
   - it's Visual Studio SDK (I'm 99% sure ;))
   - no warnings
2. added files to GAC (verified via the GUI interface), there's in GAC:
   - FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird (1.7.0.1, fa843d180294369d)
   - FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient (2.0.0.0, 3750abcc3150b00c)
   - FirebirdSql.Web.Providers (2.0.0.0, 3d06a02581b682f8)
3. created entries in machine.config according to ReadmeDDEX.TXT
   - changed public key token to current
   - exactly machine.config in 
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG\
   - I have also v2.0.50215, but there's no machine.config, of course :)
4. replaced %Path% in .reg file into 'C:\Program Files\FirebirdClient'
   - using Find&Replace

5. started VS > Database Explorer > oops, classic warning with package 
loading failure (and classic event in EventLog)

Well.

6.
   - checked HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\, and 
there IS '8.0Exp' (and it seems to be there the same entries for 
DataProvider like in '8.0', is it right?)
   - checked more than once machine.config and registry

What can I do?

PS: If I remove registry entries, the warning is gone. So I think 
there's problem with registry entries (but I don't have any idea). The 
*.reg file is attached for checking (rename to *.reg).

Thanks all!

-- 
Jiri Cincura
http://www.cincura.net/