title: Publish DACPAC to SQL Server 2014 using SqlPackage.exe?
body: <p>I've been successfully publishing DACPACs to SQL Server 2008-2012 instances using SqlPackage.exe, as installed by SQL Server Data Tools (and typically found in <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin</code>). However, in attempting to publish a 2014-targeted DACPAC to a SQL Server 2014 instance using this same SqlPackage.exe, I get the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>*** Could not deploy package.
  Internal Error. The database platform service with type Microsoft.Data.Tools.
  Schema.Sql.Sql120DatabaseSchemaProvider is not valid. You must make sure the
  service is loaded, or you must provide the full type name of a valid database
  platform service.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've found minimal info regarding this; the closest I have found is was a <a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsazure/en-US/8ac0ae34-e614-4d35-8a50-46931cdad20a/internal-error-import-bacpac-file?forum=ssdsgetstarted" rel="noreferrer">problem</a> publishing to Azure.</p>
  
  <p>I've kept up to date with SSDT patches but would guess that the SqlPackage.exe I have (which shows an 11.0.2902.0 version) is simply incompatible. I am able to publish to this same instance using Visual Studio 2012's Publish command so the instance itself does not seem to be the issue.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a newer version of SqlPackage available that would support publishing a 2014 DACPAC to a 2014 server? Or another scriptable way to do this?</p>