Unable to load DLL 'SqlServerSpatial140.dll': The specified module could not be found

Question

This all new to me, so bear with me...

I\'m working on a Visual Studio project; it\'s a web service that returns some data.

I\'ve just tried to make a particula

Answer 1

Copy the dll from C:\Users\<User>\.nuget\packages\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types\14.0.314.76\nativeBinaries\x86 to your project. Right-click the file and click Properties. Set "Copy To Output Directory" to "Copy Always".

Answer 2

My problem was git related: a fresh clone of solution (kept on TFS) seemed to be broken, although my fellow developers had no problem. In my case "resetting" did the trick:

• uninstall nuget Microsoft.SqlServer.Types 14.0.314.76
• clear / rebuild project
• install nuget Microsoft.SqlServer.Types 14.0.314.76
• clear / rebuild project

Answer 3

I fixed this by issuing the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Update-Package -Reinstall Microsoft.SqlServer.Types

The output included some dire-looking warnings and errors, but in the end it indicated that the package was successfully installed. And the build errors vanished.