Getting MSBuild and CruiseControl.NET to create and deploy VS2010 database projects

Question

I have almost no NAnt script together that will build and deploy VS2010 database projects, but one error stands in my way:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\TeamData\Microsoft.Data.Schema.TSqlTasks.targets(56,5): error MSB4062: The "SqlBuildTask" task could not be loaded from the assembly Microsoft.Data.Schema.Tasks.Sql, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Schema.Tasks.Sql, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. Confirm that the <UsingTask> declaration is correct, that the assembly and all its dependencies are available, and that the task contains a public class that implements Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask. [xxx] Failed to start MSBuild. External Program Failed: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe (return code was 1) 

I see that the Microsoft.Data.Schema assemblies are not in the MSIL GAC on the build server - is there any clean way to do this without fully loading VS2010 on the build server?

Answer 1

For the curious, I asked Barclay Hill at Microsoft who answered me this:

You cannot create database projects on unless they have VS or TFS 2010 installed on them. This is not a supported scenario. You can expand the output of a database project design without VS / TFS installed using vsdbcmd. the only way to do this and to queue with licensing and support is to install a local copy of VS Pro or higher if you are not using TFS.