SQL Server ArcSDE ST_Raster Installation and Configuration Error “.dll”

Question

I have successfully installed ST_Raster Library in SQL Server machine following this tutorial

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.4/manage-data/using-sql-with-gdbs/install-st-raster-oracle.htm

I have used ArcGIS 10.4 Configuration wizard for import and export of configurations After installation i have also run this query.

SELECT sde.st_raster_util_getVersion();

After installation i have also run this query.

SELECT sde.st_raster_util_getVersion();

This query successfully returned the "1000" that means i have successfully installed the ST_raster, i am also able to create a table in SQL Server and from design of the table i can see the type is set ot ST_Raster.

CREATE TABLE sde.urban_area_sde (raster sde.ST_Raster, name varchar(255));

When initializing the document as tutorial say i used below query to initialize the raster column

EXEC sde.ST_Raster_Util_Initialize 'AgriAhDB','sde','urban_area_sde','raster',4326,NULL,'DEFAULTS'

It was returned as error.

Msg 6522, Level 16, State 1, Procedure st_raster_util_initialize, Line 0 [Batch Start Line 6] A .NET Framework error occurred during execution of user-defined routine or aggregate "st_raster_util_initialize": System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'pe.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) System.DllNotFoundException: at ESRI_ArcSDE.STRasterUtil.SdeRasterAPI.pe_factory_coordsys(Int32 projectionID) at ESRI_ArcSDE.STRasterUtil.StoredProcedures.getCoordSysFromPID(SqlInt32 projectionID, String& srtext) at ESRI_ArcSDE.STRasterUtil.StoredProcedures.getCoordSys(SqlInt32 projectionID, SqlString projectionFile, String& srtext) at ESRI_ArcSDE.STRasterUtil.StoredProcedures.createRasterColumn(SqlString database, SqlString owner, SqlString tableName, SqlString columnName, SqlInt32 projectionID, SqlString projectionFile, SqlString keyword, SqlInt32& rastercolumnID, SqlInt32& regID) at ESRI_ArcSDE.STRasterUtil.StoredProcedures.st_raster_util_initialize(SqlString database, SqlString owner, SqlString tableName, SqlString columnName, SqlInt32 projectionID, SqlString projectionFile, SqlString keyword) .

I have restarted the SQL Server service, but it was unsuccessful in resolving the error. How can I resolve this error,? Is there any specified library that I need to place to use the ST_Raster procedure?

Answer 1

This is problem related to ArcSDE dll files, that you can get from Bin directory of ArcSDE installations.

Two ways to solve this problem:

1. copy the pe.dll file from C:\program Files\ArcGIS\Server\bin and paste it into c:\Windows\System directory or C:\Windows\System32 directory.
2. You can copy the bin directory path "C:\program Files\ArcGIS\Server\bin" and paste it into You Windows environmental variables "PATH" variable.