dataprovider

Unable to find the requested .Net Framework Data Provider. It may not be installed. – when following mvc3 asp.net tutorial

I was able to solve a problem similar to this in Visual Studio 2010 by using NuGet. Go to Tools > Library Package Manager > Manage NuGet Packages For Solution… In the dialog, search for “EntityFramework.SqlServerCompact”. You’ll find a package with the description “Allows SQL Server Compact 4.0 to be used with Entity Framework.” Install … Read more

Deploying and Configuring ODP.NET to work without installation with Entity Framework

This answer summarizes (hopefully) all the steps required, many of which documented in various places online and might save someone hours of Googling. A. How to deploy and configure Oracle.DataAccess.Client. A.1. Download ODAC112030Xcopy_64bit.zip or ODAC112030Xcopy_32bit.zip. A.1.1. Extract the content of the following folders within the zip file into your application/host’s bin/setup folder: A.1.1.1. instantclient_11_2 A.1.1.2. … Read more