'Microsoft.SqlServer.Types' version 10 or higher could not be found on Azure

Question

I\'m trying to make a webapi in ASP.NET MVC 4. The webapi used Entity Framework 5 Spatial types and i have wrote a very simple code.

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Answer 1

In my case (a WebForms App) I solved the problem adding the following lines in the Application_Start of the Global.asax file.

SqlServerTypes.Utilities.LoadNativeAssemblies(Server.MapPath("~/bin"));
System.Data.Entity.SqlServer.SqlProviderServices.SqlServerTypesAssemblyName = "Microsoft.SqlServer.Types, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91";

I hope it helps someone.

Answer 2

I found the solution ! Just install the nuget package Microsoft.SqlServer.Types

PM> Install-Package Microsoft.SqlServer.Types

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Answer 3

For some reason I was missing a binding redirect which fixed this problem for me.

Adding the following fixed my problem

    <dependentAssembly>
      <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" publicKeyToken="89845dcd8080cc91" culture="neutral" />
      <bindingRedirect oldVersion="10.0.0.0-11.0.0.0" newVersion="14.0.0.0" />
    </dependentAssembly>

Answer 4

Please add "dependentAssembly" the Web.config file

<runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
        <dependentAssembly>
            <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" publicKeyToken="89845dcd8080cc91" culture="neutral" />
            <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-14.0.0.0" newVersion="14.0.0.0" />
        </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
</runtime>

This worked for me

Answer 5

Following a comment in an answer for current post, adding these two lines (preferebly to the main function) solved my problem for Console App:

SqlProviderServices.SqlServerTypesAssemblyName = typeof(SqlGeography).Assembly.FullName;
SqlServerTypes.Utilities.LoadNativeAssemblies(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory);

Answer 6

In my case, a badly composed connection string caused this. Verify if your connection string is properly composed.