William Drago wrote: > > 1) I'm not really sure how to install SQLite. I downloaded > sqlite-netFx40-setup-x86-2010-1.0.82.0.exe and ran setup.
Installing System.Data.SQLite is only necessary if you need the Visual Studio design-time components. > > Is that all it takes? > That depends on how the final application is to be deployed. > > There's an FAQ that says not to run setup, just copy all files > to a folder called "Externals." > Did you read the information on the download page? It provides some helpful details on how the System.Data.SQLite assemblies are intended to be used in the development environment and deployed to end-user environments. > > What's setup for then? > It's primarily designed to install the Visual Studio design-time components; however, there are certain other very rare special cases where it's useful as well. > > Did I botch the install? > Unlikely. And you should be able to uninstall it later if you find it is not necessary. > > BTW, test.exe works fine. > That's good. > > 2) My program compiles successfully, but does not run; the > following error message is displayed: "Unable to load DLL > 'SQLite.Interop.dll': The specified module could not be > found." The FAQ's regarding this issue make no sense to me. > The "SQLite.Interop.dll" file contains the native code for SQLite. The "System.Data.SQLite.dll" contains the managed code for the ADO.NET provider and loads the other file at runtime. In order for this to work successfully, it must be able to locate that file at runtime, which means the "SQLite.Interop.dll" file must reside in the binary directory itself or in the architecture-specific sub-directory therein. The download page also covers this setup in more detail. > > I'm exhausted, frustrated, and now wondering if SQLite is as > easy to setup and use as the website implies. > SQLite itself has no setup whatsoever; however, given the nature of the .NET Framework, some effort is required to get all the System.Data.SQLite components talking together. > > What's going to happen when I try to distribute this > application? > This is also discussed (in great detail) on the download page: http://system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/doc/trunk/www/downloads.wiki -- Joe Mistachkin _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
