What exactly is datetime2?

When converting a datetime2 data type to a datetime data type, an out-of-range value is returned.

This can happen if you do not assign a value to a ...DateTime... field when the field does not accept ...NULL... values. ...That fixed it for me!

When utilizing entity framework with Visual Studio 2010.net 4.0, you get a 'datetime2' issue.

If you are using Code First you must declare any optional ...DateTime... property as ...DateTime?... or ...Nullable<DateTime>.... Unset ...DateTime... objects can cause issues....If the property is nullable in the database and a standard ...DateTime... in code (not ...DateTime?...), ADO.NET will send an insert command with a date of 0001-01-01 (not...

Entity framework error: A datetime2 data type was converted to a datetime data type.

Have you tried setting the StoreGeneratedPattern attribute to 'Computed'. Failing that, as a last resort, try changing the column's datatype to ...datetime2.... ...[The problem arises because the .NET ...DateTime.MinValue... equals 0001-1-1 but Sql Server ...DateTime... covers 1753-1-1 through 9999-12-31]

How can I use DbContext and SetInitializer to correct the datetime2 out-of-range conversion error?

Simple. On your code first, set the type of DateTime to DateTime?. So you can work with nullable DateTime type in database. Entity example:...public class Alarme { [Key] [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)] public int Id { get; set; } public DateTime? DataDisparado { get; set; }//.This allow you...

Entity Framework Error: The SQL Server version in use does not support the datatype 'datetime2'.

I found that the answer in this blog post worked for me: ...The version of SQL Server in use does not support datatype 'datetime2'...It turns out that Entity Framework 4 somehow got the idea to use SQL Server 2008. The fix was to edit the .edmx file in an XML editor and set the ProviderManifestToken="2005" instead of 2008. (You need to rebuild.) H...

Why does EF5 code first use datetime2 when inserting a nullable datetime into the database?

The EF Team actually discussed this particular item during one of the design meetings. The decision was to leave the current behavior as is. Here are the ...meeting notes... that can give you more context.

The conversion of a datetime2 data type to a datetime data type Error

I had the same problem when I tried to save an unassigened DateTime member to the DB, while using EntityFramework. I read the answers here, and I learned that it can be solved by declaring the member as nullable. I tried it, and it worked! So here is a code snap, for those who need it:...public Nullable<DateTime> MyDateTime { get; set; } ...or...pu...

Entity Framework Cannot Save - Conversion Of Datetime2 To DateTime Failing

Julie Lerhman discusses this exact issue here (...http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Visual-Studio-Toolbox/Entity-Framework-Tips-and-Tricks...), and trust me, she is the expert....Myself, I'd make [NoteDateTime] nullable in your code like so...public DateTime? NoteDateTime { set; get; }

Entity Framework Code First: which DataType attribute for DateTime2?

For those still interested in how to define column types for properties. From EF version 6.0 onwards you can define that every value of some type should have some database type....This is done In ...DbContext.OnModelCreating... using ...DbModelBuilder.Properties.......If you do this, you don't have to write attributes nor fluent API for every DateT...

conversion of a datetime2 data type to a smalldatetime EF6 MVC5

The minimum value for smalldatetime is ...1900-01-01...The minimum value for datetime2 is ...0000-01-01...Presumably, what is happening here is that we are passing a datetime2 value into a smalldatetime column. When datetime2 not been supplied and it is NON NULL then it will default to it's minimum value of ...0000-01-01.... This is well below t...