Question: Microsoft Visual Studio

> 
> Could not load file or assembly
>  'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc, Version=11.0.0.0,
>  Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its
>  dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
> 
> 
> 

I cannot "see" the referenced DLL even though it is in the proper spot. I can therefore not bind the datasource to the control. What might I be failing to do?

Answer: 
Please see original question and answer here: [`Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.SqlServer.management.sdk.sfc version 11.0.0.0`](https://stackoverflow.com/a/19246011/1997229)

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**Problem:** This issue happens when assembly `Microsoft.SqlServer.management.sdk.sfc version 11.0.0.0` not found by visual studio 2012.(Sql server 2012)

**Solution:** just go to <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35580> and download:

* `ENU\x64\SharedManagementObjects.msi` for X64 OS or
* `ENU\x86\SharedManagementObjects.msi` for X86 OS,

then install it, and restart visual studio.

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**Problem:** This issue happens when assembly `Microsoft.SqlServer.management.sdk.sfc version 10.0.0.0` not found by visual studio 2010.(Sql server 2008)

**Solution:** just go to <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26728> and download:

* `1033\x64\SharedManagementObjects.msi` for X64 OS or
* `1033\x86\SharedManagementObjects.msi` for X86 OS,

(In most cases downloading this is better <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123708&clcid=0x409>)

then install it, and restart visual studio.
From here:-

> 
> From the error message, we can see there is some missing component in
>  VS 2012 installation. The assembly in question -
>  Microsoft.SqlServer.Manangement.Sdk.Sfc version 11 - is a component
>  DLL for SMO assemblies (even though SFC was originally created for
>  more ambitious SSMS extension), and it is included in SQL Server 2012
>  Shared Management Objects.
> 
> 
> [SQL 2012 Shared Management Objects] has dependency on [SQL System
>  CLR types] component, so you have to install SQL Server System CLR
>  Types first.
> 
> 
> [SQL Server 2012 System CLR Types] can be found in the middle of SQL
>  2012 Feature Pack web page (
>  <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29065> )
> 
> 
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