HelpViewer Message: Background:System.IO.FileNotFoundExcepti

[metallicad]

Hello,

Using the MadCap HelpViewer to load our help manual launched from a C# windows form application. The manual loads fine, context-sensitive works well. However, when the viewer opens there is a "Messages" window that is docked to the viewer that displays the following error:

Background:System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SqlServerCe, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'System.Data.SqlServerCe, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91'
at B3.SqlServerCompactKit.SqlServerCompactDatabaseWrapper.CreateConnection()
at B3.SqlKit.DatabaseWrapper.Connect()
at B3.IndexingSqlKit.SearchDatabaseWrapper.Connect()
at B3.IndexingSqlKit.DatabaseImporter.Import()
at B3.HelpViewerKit.BuildSqlSearchDatabaseBackgroundWorker.OnDoCustomWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)
at B3.AppKit.CustomBackgroundWorker.OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].

The HelpViewer is installed via Microsoft ClickOnce and is version 6. When I load the MadCap Help Viewer from the desktop icon (so, no manual is loaded), I do not receive this assembly error. Is there something in the way that the help file is compiled via Flare that is causing it to look for SQL Server CE?

Thank you,
-Matt

[Mr Cornbread]

Hello Matt,

I am having the same issue. Have you been able to fix this problem, or are you still viewing the same message?

-Leandro

[RamonS]

Based on this guide (page 14)
http://docs.madcapsoftware.com/FlareV8/ ... HGuide.pdf
MSSQL Server Compact is used by HelpViewer. Going by the guide is sounds as that the help viewer can work fine without SQL CE and that falls in line what you noticed as well. It should not show an error if SQL CE is not present. You may want to contact MadCap and ask if there is any way to suppress that error. It appears not to break anything, but it surely does not look well when a customer sees it.