Could not load type 'CommunityServer.Data.MediaGallerySqlDataProvider'

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MrVJTod Posted: Tue, Apr 22 2008 11:53 AM

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Using the Web Installer, I've upgraded my database twice.  My first pass took a few tries to get everything setup correctly, but then I restored the database and re-ran the migration.

Currently, my website doesn't come up.  It just shows the followinng error.  I've searched the forums for references to MediaGallerySqlDataProvider and SqlDataProvider, but the matches don't appear to match my problem.

My server is running Windows 2003 SP2 with .Net 2 SP1.

This IIS site is in a dedicated Application Pool set to .net v2. 

The site was previously running CS 2007.1. 

I do not believe there were any errors in the upgrade log.

Could not load type 'CommunityServer.Data.MediaGallerySqlDataProvider' from assembly 'CommunityServer.SqlDataProvider, Version=4.0.30414.1743, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'CommunityServer.Data.MediaGallerySqlDataProvider' from assembly 'CommunityServer.SqlDataProvider, Version=4.0.30414.1743, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.

Source Error:

[TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'CommunityServer.Data.MediaGallerySqlDataProvider' from assembly 'CommunityServer.SqlDataProvider, Version=4.0.30414.1743, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle._GetTypeByName(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean loadTypeFromPartialName) +0
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.GetTypeByName(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +78
   System.RuntimeType.PrivateGetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +58
   System.Type.GetType(String typeName) +48
   CommunityServer.Components.DataProviders.CreateInstance(Provider dataProvider) +49
   CommunityServer.MediaGalleries.Components.MediaGalleryDataProvider.CreateDefaultCommonProvider() +71
   CommunityServer.MediaGalleries.Components.MediaGalleryDataProvider..cctor() +30

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'CommunityServer.MediaGalleries.Components.MediaGalleryDataProvider' threw an exception.]
   CommunityServer.MediaGalleries.Components.MediaGalleryPosts.GetMediaGalleryPosts(MediaGalleryThreadQuery query, Boolean cacheable, Boolean isAggregate) +166
   CommunityServer.MediaGalleries.Controls.MediaGalleryPostList.get_DataSource() +605
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.ConnectToDataSourceView() +261
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +16
   CommunityServer.Controls.PreTemplatedWrappedRepeaterBase.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +9
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +71
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +154
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +4301

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Alex Crome replied on Tue, Apr 22 2008 12:16 PM

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 Can you ensure that you've successfully copied all the files into the bin directory on your website.  I'd suggest that you delete your current one and then reupload all the bin files from a fresh download.

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DanBartels replied on Tue, Apr 22 2008 12:38 PM

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 An upgrade to CS2008 cant be done with the "web installer"  there is a special upgrade applicaiton we wrote to accomplish this (as moving posts to the new CFS and other changes requires more than just SQL access...  Please ensure that you use the upgrade tool and follow the instructions.  The upgrade tool is availabe with the edition titled "Community Server 2008, Upgrade"

Dan

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MrVJTod replied on Tue, Apr 22 2008 1:06 PM

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I'm sorry for the confusion.  I did use the upgrade tool with the upgrade version "Community Server 2008, Upgrade".

I'm re-downloading to replace the binaries.

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MrVJTod replied on Tue, Apr 22 2008 1:22 PM

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I got my site to work.

I downloaded the Web Install assuming it would be a smaller download.

In the fresh download, I noticed that the modified date on the DLLs is April 17.  My previous download shows April 14.

I also noticed that there are 32 DLL files in the Web Installer BIN folder and only 28 DLL files in the Upgrade BIN folder.

These are the four extra files that are in the Web Installer BIN folder : CommunityServer.Points.dll, CookComputing.XmlRpcV2.dll, RSS.NET.dll, Telligent.CommunityServer.Metadata.Extractor.dll.

I downloaded another copy of the Upgrade Installer and while the BIN files are newer (April 17), there are still only 28 files in the BIN folder.

Thanks for your help.

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MrVJTod replied on Tue, Apr 22 2008 1:57 PM

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It seems there are other files that are in the Web-Install version that are not in the Upgrade version

I did a windiff of a fresh download of Web and Upgrade versions and it looks like there are a couple hundred files (677 by one count) in the Web Install that are not in the Upgrade Install.

I'm not sure if there is a reason for this, but this does explain why I saw some blank image holders while poking around the new control panel.

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Wyatt Preul replied on Tue, Apr 22 2008 4:29 PM

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This is correct.  The upgrade contains only the files that have changed since 2007.1.  This way you only need to overwrite the files that have changed, making it a little easier to upgrade things.

Thanks,