I've been having trouble with getting the ODP .NET Managed Driver to even become available as an option in the Data Provider dropdown when selecting "Add Connection" in the Data Connections list in Server Explorer.
While the ODT VSIX installer (both 19.3.2.0.0 and 19.3.1.0.0) reports that the extension was successfully installed, I had a look at the install log and saw the following error:
Could not find a part of the path 'C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\2019\PROFESSIONAL\COMMON7\IDE\EXTENSIONS\MB1CAQB4.ZZJ\src\OracleVsDevToolsVsix\Package\Oracle.VsDevTools.16.0.pkgdef
Of course, that .pkgdef file does not exist under src\OracleVsDevToolsVsix\Package. It's right under the root directory of the extension (i.e., C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\2019\PROFESSIONAL\COMMON7\IDE\EXTENSIONS\MB1CAQB4.ZZJ\Oracle.VsDevTools.16.0.pkgdef).
I then had a look at the .extension.vsixmanifest file, and all the assets are listed under src\OracleVsDevToolsVsix\, though no such path exists. Might this be what's causing this error and why I can't get the ODP .NET Managed driver to show up when adding a new connection in Server Explorer?
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