Step 1. Install FirebirdClient into the GAC. Note: GAC is the Global Assembly Cache Gacutil is a command line tool that helps load information into this GAC
To start Gacutil Click [start] [all programs] [Microsoft VS2010] [visual studio tools] [visual studio Command prompt (2010)] Type gacutil [enter] You will see all the available switches type gacutil /? To see more detailed help To install the dll file you saved in STEP 0: I saved the DDEX files to E:/downloads/firebird it will be different for you Eg type gacutil /i E:/downloads/firebird/Firebirdsql.Visualstudio.Datatools.dll /f You should get a message saying "assembly successfully added to the cache" If you don't check the spelling and the location of the file is correct To find the signature of the Assembly : Type gacutil /lr Firebirdsql.Visualstudio.Datatools If the assembly was installed correctly gacutil will return something like this The global Assembly cach contains the following assemblies: Firebirdsql.Visualstudio.Datatools, version=2.0.4.0, culture = neutral, publickeytoken=bae6c78ccb0fcdb3, processorArchitecture=MSIL Number of Items = 1 ___________________ OK now to Step 2 : Modify The machine Config To do this you'll be editing a file called machine.config with notepad. I did a search for this file on my machine and I could not find it. I did find this though.. C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.21006\Config\machine.config.defa ult I'll try that and see if it works. -----Original Message----- From: Kjell Rilbe [mailto:kjell.ri...@datadia.se] Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2009 7:44 PM To: For users and developers of the Firebird .NET providers Subject: Re: [Firebird-net-provider] VS2010 dat providers Jiri Cincura wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 02:29, Will Ferguson > <willfergu...@westruss.com.au> wrote: > >>This readme is not what I'd call exact steps. > > Then keep trying. Read it again and again. When confronted with criticism, you can react in either of two ways: 1. "Aha, maybe there's room for improvement, and this is a great opportunity to find out where and how." 2. "This is a moron who doesn't understand anything or just can't read instructions. I'll ignore him." Which one is better? Kjell -- -------------------------------------- Kjell Rilbe DataDIA AB E-post: kj...@datadia.se Telefon: 08-761 06 55 Mobil: 0733-44 24 64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Firebird-net-provider mailing list Firebird-net-provider@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-net-provider ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Firebird-net-provider mailing list Firebird-net-provider@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-net-provider