MySQL Bugs: #91093: MySql for Visual studio devenv /updateconfiguration command still fails

Bug #91093	MySql for Visual studio devenv /updateconfiguration command still fails
Submitted:	31 May 2018 16:08	Modified:	6 Jun 2018 8:30
Reporter:	A S	Email Updates:
Status:	Can't repeat	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Visual Studio Integration	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	1.2.8	OS:	Windows (7)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	Installing-Error

Description:
Hi!

So i had this installisation fail problem for 2 days now taht i am trying to fix.

I found another article who had exactly the same problem and he got the answer 

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=87902

It mentioned 2 month ago that this error will be fixed but i recreated the error with the newest version.

Also if i try to run at visual studio prompt: 
"devenv /updateconfiguration/log"
It says wrong arguments! Can you specify what exactly should happen here because this is not letting windows 7 users to install this Integration.

Here is my stack-overflow topic if you are interested with a longer story:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50628177/mysql-for-visualstudio-1-2-8-install-error-tr...

Thanks in advance for the answer!

How to repeat:
Install Windows7
Install Visual Studio 2017 15.7.2 with all modules for .Net development

It wont execute the Developer Command Prompt  devenv /updateconfiguration

Okay so I solved the problem after like 4 days. What i figured out that for some reason the "latest version of the Connector/Net 8.0.11" wasnt working with windows 7.

Also worth to mention the MySql for visual studio 1.2.8 even tho it threw an error at installing it kinda installed itself.

Here is how i fixed it: 

Removed Latest version of Connector/Net and installed
Connector/Net 6.10.7 then 

I installed the " MySql for visual studio 1.2.8" still with the error.

 Then i had to copy manually the .dll files from the connector to:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.7.2" (I had to overwrite then and it was a must have step for some reason. I am not sure if this is caused by the previous install spams from me)

Then another critical step was:

And I mean this is in the DEVELOPER GUIDE WHICH CAUSED AT LEAST 1 DAY OF THINKING 

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/connector-net-entityframework60.html

Are you aware that you Guide the developer to update his app.config file at STEP 1 then YOU SUGGEST TO USE Nudget package installer at STEP 2.

 I tested it if you dont know whats happening here and of course for the first time you wont know basically if you did what STEP 1 told you to do then you basically screw up nudget package installer.

So basically the correct step was to ignore that full guide and let Nudget do all the work update your app.config and it worked.

If somebody is reading this because he has the same problem shortfix:

-Install Connector/Net 6.10.7
-Install MySql for visual studio 1.2.8
-Copy all .dll from 
 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Connector Net 6.10.7\Assemblies\v4.5.2
-To
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.7.2
-Start your project
-Set the project where you want the entity model to Startup project
-Run https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.Entity/

PS: I don't know why isnt it copying the GOOD AND WORKING .dll files to the Reference assemblies folder but MYSQL pls this topic had 50 thousand views with this problem 

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21206184/cant-use-a-mysql-connection-for-entity-framew...

Hello anyád bazdmeg,

Thank you for your feedback.
I'm glad that you found a solution for your problem and let us know if you are still having the issue with complete repeatable steps.

Thank you for your interest in MySQL.

Thanks,
Chiranjeevi.