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Unhandled Exception: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL
'IfxDotNetIntrinsicModule.dll

Question & Answer


Question

Hitting a new error when using Visual Studio to connect to Informix database: "Unhandled Exception: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'IfxDotNetIntrinsicModule.dll"

Cause

System unable to locate the dynamic library: IfxDotNetIntrinsicModule.dll

Answer

One of the possible cause is the dynamic library can not be located in the current system PATH.
Please first try to Include the directory : $INFORMIXDIR\bin\netf20 in your system PATH.

Kindly contact IBM Support if this does not help.

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Document Information

Modified date:
20 January 2022

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