I have SQL Server 2012, SSIS, SSDT and Visual Studio 2010. I can create a new SSIS package and add a Script Task, but if I attempt to open the Script Editor for that Script Task I get the following error:
TITLE: Microsoft Visual Studio
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Cannot show Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Applications editor.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Core, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. (mscorlib)
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BUTTONS:
OK
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From my own investigation into this error, I found that Visual Studio Tools for Applications appears to be a part of MS Office 2007 and higher. This seemed like an odd dependency for to have, but I installed MS Office 2010 just for grins. It didn't change anything. What else should I try?
I figured out my problem this morning. When I uninstalled SQL Server 2012 (and the remnants of 2008 left behind when I upgraded last month) I also uninstalled 3 packages that were actually part of Visual Studio 2010. Had I not done this, a reinstallation of SQL Server 2012 would probably have done the trick, but instead I found new errors. When I reinstalled these 3 packages from the Visual Studio 2010 distribution media, everything started working.
The 3 packages in question were: