How to generate EDMX file for EF6 in ASP.Net5 (Database first approach)
asp.net-core ef-database-first entity-framework-6
Question
I installed the EF package from Nuget while I was trying to use EF6 in my ASP.Net5/MVC6 application, however I did not receive any templates to create the EDMX file (it was possible in previous veriosn of MVC). I came across a few articles that discuss the "code first" methodology.
But how can I apply the DB first technique with EF6 and Asp.Net5 when my database design is already complete? Can someone please assist me here?
Popular Answer
You can view the following tutorials on YouTube:
Entity Framework Database First in Part 5 of the ASP.NET MVC 5 Step by Step guide
Use an existing DB-Model with ASP.NET Identity PART 1
and Here is one example. of integration between EF Db First and Asp.net Identity, which I created two years ago.
To create an.EDMX file using the code first method, utilize the following technique:
void ExportMappings(DbContext context, string edmxFile)
{
var settings = new XmlWriterSettings { Indent = true };
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(edmxFile, settings))
{
System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.EdmxWriter.WriteEdmx(context, writer);
}
}
You can use Powerful Entity Framework Tools to generate domain classes for using EF code First if your database is already set up.
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