New Data Connection Problem in VS.NET 2005

I have all of the prerequisites installed:

- SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition

- Visual Studio 2005 SP1 (Standard Edition)

- SQL Server Management Studio Express SP2

When trying to add a new Compact Edition SQL DB data connection from within Visual Studio ("SQL Mobile", "SQL Compact...", etc.), nothing is available for it. I have Access, ODBC, SQL Server, SQL DB File, Oracle, and Other. Even when selecting other, there are no Compact/Mobile types available.

Please Help...I've been going crazy trying to get this option.

Thank you

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I guess you'll have to settle for me.

I too have had problems installing the lastest SP of Visual Studio (VS) which includes the latest SQL Server Compact Edition (SQLCe) binaries. The problem is that you must make sure that if you've installed any CTPs they must be scrubbed off first. So, assuming you've done that or never installed the beta CTPs (which were used to implement SQL Server Everywhere Edition), you need to first install VS 2005 SP1 from http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb265237.aspx. Next, you might also need to install the SQLCe MSI to get the bit installed in the GAC. These bits can be found here http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/downloads.mspx. As shown in my EBook "Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition", you can also download the SDK but you should now see the SQL Server Compact Edition as one of the choices when creating a Data Connection.

hth

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I am having the same problem - did you get anywhere with it ?
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No, that's the order I used already, and I don't have any CTPs installed. I also have the SDK installed.

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So am I.

I uninstalled/re-installed all componenets still no luck.

I found a solution:

I re-installed the following off the original install DVD - sqlmobile30devtoolsenu.msi, then installed the update SSCE31VSTools-ENU.exe which can be downloaded from Microsoft.

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Gotta create a DDEX Provider?

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1477140&SiteID=1

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I found a solution:

I re-installed the following off the original install DVD - sqlmobile30devtoolsenu.msi, then installed the update SSCE31VSTools-ENU.exe which can be downloaded from Microsoft.

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Thanks This worked:

I re-installed the following off the original install DVD - sqlmobile30devtoolsenu.msi, then installed the update SSCE31VSTools-ENU.exe which can be downloaded from Microsoft.