New Post: SQL Server Compact 3.5 provider for EF6
Hi Erik, I'm curious as to when people would use SQL Compact 3.5 as opposed to 4? Thanks, Arthur
View ArticleNew Post: SQL Server Compact 3.5 provider for EF6
Good question, Arthur, so was I. But many people use SQL Server Merge Replication (or Sync Framework), and that only works with SQL Server Compact 3.5. In addition some devs have apps on mobile devices...
View ArticleNew Post: "MappingViewCacheFactory is already set and cannot be modified"
A fix for this has been checked-in and should be available in the next nightly build.
View ArticleNew Post: Issue migrating from VS2010 to VS2013
Hi I'm having a very odd problem with a DbContext model-first project that I'm migrating from VS2020 (EF6.01) to VS2013. The designer was not happy with the EDMX version 2.0 file I had, so it upgraded...
View ArticleNew Post: Issue migrating from VS2010 to VS2013
This is weird indeed. Would it be possible for you to attach a repro project so that we could investigate this? (My gut feeling is that EntityFramework.dll was for some reason loaded in a non-default...
View ArticleNew Post: EF throws error when using connection string from App.config
I have test app with test DbContext class:class TPContext : DbContext { public TPContext() : base() { } public DbSet<T1> T1 { get; set; } public DbSet<T2> T2 { get; set; } protected...
View ArticleNew Post: SQL Server Compact 3.5 provider for EF6
Hi Erik, Do you think it would it be possible to support SQL CE 3.5 with the same codebase with just a different provider manifest token, similar to how e.g. the SQL Server provider supports multiple...
View ArticleNew Post: EF6 runtime DbContext/ObjectContext supports MEST?
Hi Kenji Uno, Thanks a lot for confirming the fix! Diego
View ArticleNew Post: EF throws error when using connection string from App.config
Since, I use VS 2013 Express, where Error Assistant is removed, I didn't see the actual error. I wrapped the code in try..catch and looked at InnerException. So, the problem is that I wrote "provider"...
View ArticleNew Post: EF6 startup performance
Hello Goran, I just wanted to provide you and update on this investigation. First of all, regarding the start up time regression you observed, we were able to repro and we believe we understand better...
View ArticleNew Post: SQL Server Compact 3.5 provider for EF6
Hi Diego, Yes, certainly, but a new project (.csproj) file referencing the 3.5.1.0 version of the System.Data.SqlServceCe.dll (ADO.NET provider) will be required. I have already created a "Proof of...
View ArticleNew Post: EF6 startup performance
Hi Diego, happy to hear that problems that you were able to get down to problem cause. Just to be clear, for the last two issues, you have been able to reproduce them, or you haven't? Thanks, Goran
View ArticleNew Post: Issue migrating from VS2010 to VS2013
This was one of those 'reboot and it goes' away problem - thanks for answering however. I haven't been able to reproduce it at all I'm afraid. Thanks again
View ArticleNew Post: Issue migrating from VS2010 to VS2013
@adrianoneill I am glad it is working now. If it happens again and you have a stable repro let me know and I will take a look.
View ArticleNew Post: EF6 startup performance
Hi Goran, We haven't reproduced the other two issues but to be honest we haven't been focusing on those with the same priority (we are trying to fix as many perf issues as we can in 6.0.2). Pawel has...
View ArticleNew Post: strange behavior opening ef designer with vpn
Hi Luca I think we'd expect that behavior. You're right that the Update Model from Database wizard will look to see if the connection a) exists and b) can be opened and if not will assume there's...
View ArticleNew Post: How to connect MySql database with Entity framework model
@mayanksharma EF can work with any type of database for which an EF provider has been written. There is more information on the MySQL provider for EF6 in this thread:...
View ArticleNew Post: Testing with async queries doesn't work
@tugberk and @bowser15: You might want to take a look at the code in test\EntityFramework\FunctionalTests\TestDoubles in the EF git repository. In particular, MockableDbSetTests and InMemoryDbSetTests...
View ArticleNew Post: Updating EF4 Model from Database in VS2013 doesn't update
I have upgraded a VS2010 project using EF4 to VS2013 and everything seemed to be working fine, however I've added a new stored procedure to the database and I can't get the model to update. I've...
View ArticleNew Post: Updating EF4 Model from Database in VS2013 doesn't update
Ok, so i've solved it: I needed to uncheck the "Import Selected Stored Procedures and Functions into the Entity Model".
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