Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll

Question

I create console using .net 2.0 platform and add reference to Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll and friends. These assemblies taken from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\SDK\Assemblies folder. I check its runtime version is v2.0.50727, which is
correct for my application.
But When compile, they said can not find Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.Server class. Then I change my project runtime version to 3.5 and it is works fine.
Why this happen and how if I need my application to run on 2.0 ?
It's hard to be advanced programmer

Answer 1

Hello,
Just a little add-in to the excellent post from Olaf.
The SQL Server 2005 Feature pack is available here  ( for SQL Server 2005 SP2 ):
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=24793
x86 SMO :
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/c/27c60d49-6dbe-423e-9a9e-1c873f269484/SQLServer2005_XMO.msi
i64 SMO  :
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/c/27c60d49-6dbe-423e-9a9e-1c873f269484/SQLServer2005_XMO_x64.msi
The last version ( corresponding to SQL Server 2005 SP4 ) is :
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20101
SMO 2005 can be used versus a SQL Server 2008 but you cannot use the new features specific to SQL Server 2008 ( for example everything coming from the Microsoft.Management.Smo with CompatibilityLevel
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sqlserver.management.smo.compatibilitylevel(SQL.100).aspx
Version100 will not exist ( except thru an Int32 value )
Idem for FileStream or datetime2.
To connect to SQL Server 2008 with SMO 2005 is possible but you cannot manage features specific to SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2.
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