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Unable to load DLL 'e_sqlite3' on EF Core 2.0
See original GitHub issueI’m testing my code using sqlite in memory database and I get this error when trying to run a test.
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection' threw an exception. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'e_sqlite3': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)
Further technical details
EF Core version: 2.0.0 Database Provider: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite Operating system: Visual Studio 2017
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- Created 6 years ago
- Comments:35 (13 by maintainers)
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Is everyone here using a separate class library for their DbContext? If so, the solution to the original issue is to add a reference to
SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_greento the consuming app/test projects. This is just a known/by-design limitation of how NuGet handles transitive references.@bricelam, @ajcvickers I am still facing this issue even after trying all the answers in this thread. Does this issue still persist in later builds ? I am also using Sqlite db for unit testing with specflow.
Technical Details: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore 2.2.4 Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core 2.2.4