Cannot use app with sql server ce 4.0 private deployment as external program for debug

Question

I have the application with SQL Server CE 4.0 private deployment. It's work correctly in standalone mode. But when I try to use this installed application as "external program" in vs2010 for debugging an addon dll for this application I get exception:
is not a valid Win32 application.(Exception from 0x800700C1)
System.BadImageFormatException
See http://screencast.com/t/geDHSmcA
As I undestood the sqlserverce cannot find native libraries. When I copied the libraries from the x86 subfolder to app folder then the application is successfully launched from under the vs.
Is there a better way to debug what this hack?

Answer 1

Hi chirondev,

Are you using Internet Information Services (IIS) 7? If so, please try the following steps:

1. Go to Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
2. Click on Application Pool
3. Look for your web application in application pool
4. Right-click the web application, go to Advanced Settings
5. Enable 32-bit Applications by checking it.

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Best Regards, Ray Chen

Answer 2

Hi Shulei Chen,

Thank you for response. But my application is desktop application.

Answer 3

chiron dev,

Please go through this link which speaks comprehensively about sqlce and its deployment Link to SQLCE Deployment 

Regards

Suresh Sharma

Scrum Product Owner

Raptor Technologies India Limited

Answer 4

Suresh Sharma,

There are nothing new. The application install and work correctly, but I cannot debug with this application.

Regards,

Chirondev