Bug #34674 Package Load Failure
Submitted: 19 Feb 2008 19:55 Modified: 1 Mar 2008 10:20
Reporter: Waaahsabi -- Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:Connector / NET Severity:S1 (Critical)
Version:5.2.0 OS:Windows (Vista, XP)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: Visual Studio 2008 Load Failure Data Connections

[19 Feb 2008 19:55] Waaahsabi --
Description:
When trying to add a Data Connection in Server Explorer, the following error occurs:

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Package Load Failure

Package 'MySQL Connector Net 5.2.0' has failed to load properly ( GUID = {79A115C9-B133-4891-9E7B-242509DAD272} ). Please contact package vendor for assistance. Application restart is recommended, due to possible environment corruption. Would you like to disable loading this package in the future? You may use 'devenv /resetskippkgs' to re-enable package loading.
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How to repeat:
Open Visual Studio 2008 (any version)
View -> Server Explorer
Rightclick on the "Data Connections" node and choose "Add connection..."

The error will then appear.
[20 Feb 2008 17:52] Reggie Burnett
We're still trying to sort out the problem.  Did you have a version of Connector/Net installed prior?  What OS is this?  VS2005 installed?
[20 Feb 2008 18:17] Waaahsabi --
We're still trying to sort out the problem.  Did you have a version of Connector/Net installed prior? What OS is this?  VS2005 installed?
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No, this is in fact a quite fresh installment of Vista (Ultimate), so no prior Connector/Net installation was ever on this system. VS2005 is also not on this one, but in my office i got all three (2k3, 2k5 and 2k8) installed.

On my office box i had 5.1.x installed first, which worked fine on 2k3 and 2k5, but of course didn't have any support for 2k8. Then i removed 5.1 and put on 5.2, finding 2k5 still working, but 2k8 giving me that error.
[21 Feb 2008 14:34] Christian Montpellier
I have the same problem.
My config is :
Win XP Pro SP2 (french)
Wisual Studio 2005 Pro (english)
Wisual Studio 2008 Pro (english)

mysql-connector-net-5.2.0.zip
During the installation VS 2008 was running.

Then i tried to unistall it and re install it when the VS 2008 was closed

I allways have the same error
[22 Feb 2008 19:28] Bugs System
A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/42868
[22 Feb 2008 19:44] Reggie Burnett
fixed in 5.2.1
[1 Mar 2008 10:20] MC Brown
A note has been added to the 5.2.1 changelog: 

The installer would fail to the DDEX provider binary if the Visual Studio 2005 component was not selected. The result would lead to Connector/NET not loading properly when using the interface to a MySQL server within Visual Studio
[13 Nov 2008 18:09] Jimmy Kim
This bug still happens for me -- even with version 5.2.4
Tried on new computer with fresh install of vs2008 and mysql 5.0 and connector 5.2.4
When I tried to connect to database --> 'Package Load Failure' ...
[17 Nov 2008 13:48] Nalle Jacobsson
Same here, still a problem with 5.2.4!
[17 Nov 2008 17:24] Dod Brian
Package Load Failure dialogbox

Attachment: PLFailure.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 64.21 KiB.

[17 Nov 2008 17:45] Reggie Burnett
Please see bug #40726.  This is already fixed with test packages for 5.2.5 which will be announced today.
[19 Nov 2008 3:07] Carlos Medrano
Hi, i have the same problem with MySQL connector/net 5.2.4 with installer

mi config is...
windows vista premium (eng)
visual studio 2008 pro(eng)
MySql Server 5.0.67 win 32

when i tried to create a add new data source, then choose Database, then New Connection, the followin error appear:

Package 'MySql.Data.VisualStudio.MySqlDataProviderPackage,MySql.VisualStudio, Version=5.2.4, Culture=neutrak, PublicKeyToken=null' has failed to load properly
(GUID=79A115C9-B133-4891-9E7B-242509DAD272)

do you have a solution?

thanks