Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo, Version=10.0.0

Question

• OS : Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2 Version: 2.0.50727.42

Doing: creating Tables...

Rec: system.m.FileNotFoundexception: could not load file or assembly 'microsoft.sqlserver.smo, version=10.0.0.0, culture=neutral File name: 'microsoft.sqlserver.smo, version=10.0.0.0, culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' at claimsure.Forml.Runsqlscript(string connstring, streamReader sr) at myapp.Forml.bw_Dowork(object sender, DoworkeventArgs e) 'MN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF. To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value (NKLm\\software\\microsoft\\Fusion!enableLog] (DwoRD) to 1. Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging. To turn this feature off, remove the registry value (NKLm\\software\\microsoft\\Fusion!enableLog).

I get the above error when running my application on a Windows 2003 server with SQL Server 2005.

I know there is a solution to download SQLServer2005_XMO from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24793

I have done this, but after the install a server reboot is required, which is not feasible for the time being.

I need to make use of the server object.

 using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;
 using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common;  

        using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connString))
        {
            Server server = new Server(new ServerConnection(connection));
            server.ConnectionContext.StatementTimeout = 2400;
            server.ConnectionContext.ExecuteNonQuery(sqlString);

        }

Is is possible to load the dll in the same directory as my app and reference it from within the code?

Thanks.

edit: added full error

Answer 1

Resolved this by building an MSI installer and including all the DLL's required. Thanks for the pointers.