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[Avadhoot Kulkarni]

Environment Product: Connect for ADO.NET Version: 4.1 OS: Windows x86 and x64 Database: All supported databases Application: Provider Question/Problem Description Exception: The DDTek.OracleHelper assembly with assembly version number of 4.1.0.0 failed to load Clarifying Information Error Message Exception: The DDTek.OracleHelper assembly with assembly version number of 4.1.0.0 failed to load Cause The new Helper dlls for 4.1 release are compiled with Visual Studio 2012 compilers which need some additional component to load properly. Resolution Pleas install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 to resolve this error. Please note that, User will need to install 32bit redistributable package on 32bit machines while on 64bit machines User will need to install both 32bit and 64bit redistributable packages. As 64bit machine can host both 32bit and 64bit applications. User can download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679#

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