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Unable To Load DLL 'Sqlite.Interop.Dll'_ The Specified Module Could Not Be Found

This week I was working on a windows application that is using sqlite as a database. But after deployment using click once deployment, I am getting the following error.

Unable to load DLL 'SQLite.Interop.dll': The specified module could not be found.

Resolution

To resolve the issue

Right-click on the project and click on ‘Unload Project’.

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Right-click on project file and click on edit

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Add the following code

<PropertyGroup>
	<ContentSQLiteInteropFiles>true</ContentSQLiteInteropFiles>
	<CopySQLiteInteropFiles>false</CopySQLiteInteropFiles>
	<CleanSQLiteInteropFiles>false</CleanSQLiteInteropFiles>
	<CollectSQLiteInteropFiles>false</CollectSQLiteInteropFiles>
</PropertyGroup>

Once you are done, your issue is resolved.

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, April 21, 2020

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