I get a "An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format" error on a SQL Server replication project

c# sql-server replication
baldy picture baldy · Sep 3, 2008 · Viewed 269.8k times · Source

The exact error is as follows

Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication, Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

I've recently started working on this project again after a two month move to another project. It worked perfectly before, and I've double checked all the references.

Answer

bboyle1234 picture bboyle1234 · May 28, 2010

The answer by baldy below is correct, but you may also need to enable 32-bit applications in your AppPool.

Source: http://www.alexjamesbrown.com/uncategorized/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-chilkatdotnet2-or-one-of-its-dependencies-an-attempt-was-made-to-load-a-program-with-an-incorrect-format/

Whilst setting up an application to run on my local machine (running Vista 64bit) I encountered this error:

Could not load file or assembly ChilkatDotNet2 or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

Obviously, the application uses ChilKat components, but it would seem that the version we are using, is only the 32bit version.

To resolve this error, I set my app pool in IIS to allow 32bit applications. Open up IIS Manager, right click on the app pool, and select Advanced Settings (See below)

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Then set "Enable 32-bit Applications" to True.

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All done!

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