ADO.NET Entity Data Model template not available in Visual Studio 2008 SP1
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Question
I have installed Visual Studio Team System 2008 Architecture version: 9.0.30729.1 SP and Microsoft Net Framework 3.5 SP1.
When I'm going to add a new item I can't find ADO.NET Entity Data Model template.
What's happening?
Thanks!
Accepted Answer
SUMMARY There seem to be multiple causes of this problem as many of the other answers indicate.
- Make sure Framework 3.5 sp1 is installed first
- Make sure Visual Studio 2008 sp1 is installed
- Makes sure the project targets the 3.5 framework
- A data model is added to an existing project, not a separate project type
END SUMMARY
You may be looking at the wrong level. An Entity Framework Data Model is something that you add to a project, it is not a separate project type.
Right-click on an existing project Select Add, New Item
And then select ADO.Net Entity Data Model...
Popular Answer
Make sure you have VS2008 sp1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBEE1648-7106-44A7-9649-6D9F6D58056E&displaylang=en). I had .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 installed but not the VS2008 SP1. ...at least that is what I was doing wrong.
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