Entity Framework 6 - Knowledge Base (KB)
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How can I use Entity Framework Code First CTP 5 to store images?
I'm just trying to figure out if there is a simple way to store and retrieve binary (file) data using EF Code First CTP 5? I would really like it to use the FILESTREAM type, but I'm really just looking for some way to make it work.
asked by Max Schmeling
Client-side call to a WCF DataService [WebGet] function
I have an EF4 model with a stored procedure that I want to call from the client. The server code looks like this:...[WebGet] public IQueryable<SalesData> GetSalesReport(int reportType, int yr, int m, int d) { DateTime dt = new DateTime(yr, m, ...
asked by Ronny
IDENTITY INSERT in Entity Framework
The 'Category' table in database defined like this: ...CategoryID - PK ,identity specification ON (only this column has identity) Description Title ...I want to insert new data:...Category cat = new Category { Description = "xxx", Title ...
asked by asker
Stored procedures vs. LINQ queries
What are the pros and cons of using linq queries(along with an ORM like EF or linq2sql) VS. Stored Procedures(SQL server 2008) to query and update a data model? Performance? Speed? Etc...
asked by stephen776
How do I obtain the sql that the entity framework generates?
How can I get the sql script generated by an entity framework query? i.e. If I write ...entityDataDontext.table1.Where(r => r.primarykey == 1).First(); ...then how can I get the SQL which should be somewhat like this:...select * from table1 where primary...
asked by Gaurav Pandey
Remove all child objects
I am trying to update a resource as follows:... public void Update(Resource resource) { Resource _resource = _resourceRepository.First(r => r.Id == resource.Id); _resource.Content = resource.Content; _resource.Description = resource.Descriptio...
asked by Miguel Moura
In an MVC application, where should the Entity Framework Data Model be placed?
Lets consider default ASP.NET MVC application folder structure, so it's looks like this:...-App_data -Content -Controllers HomeController.cs -Models AccountModels.cs -Scripts -Views ...My question is: Where is the best place to put Entity Framewor...
asked by Dariusz
Entity Framework 4 is used to populate a DropDownList.
I need a very simple example of code to populate a DropDownList using Entity Framework 4....At the moment I use this code:... using (TestHierarchyEntities context = new TestHierarchyEntities()) { uxSelectNodeDestinationDisplayer...
asked by GibboK
How to filter on child entities in Linq To Entities
I have entities ...Group... and ...User....... the ...Group... entity has ...Users... property which is a list of Users.... User has a property named ...IsEnabled.......I want to write a linq query that returns a list of ...Group...s, which only consists ...
asked by Yeonho
LINQ Optimization Entity Framework's Any() method
After profiling my Entity Framework 4.0 based database layer I have found the major performance sinner to be a simple LINQ Any() I use to check if an entity is already existing in the database. The Any() check performs orders of magnitude slower than savi...
asked by Holstebroe
Updates to Entity Framework are not functioning.
I'm trying to update a POCO object using entity framework in the following way:... context.Jobs.Attach(job); context.SaveChanges(); ...That does not work. No error is thrown, it just isn't updating the values in the database....I tried:...context.Jobs.At...
asked by Shawn Mclean
When serializing my entities using Json.Net, I get unexpected characters ("").
I am using the excellent Json.Net library to serialize my entities generated by entity framework. I use the following code to do so :...using (MyVoucherEntities context = new MyVoucherEntities()) { List<MyObject> list = context.MyObjects.ToList(); str...
asked by Renaud
framework for entities The provided metadata resource could not be loaded.
Possible Duplicate:...MetadataException: Unable to load the specified metadata resource...I hope someone can help with this. i have tried following other posts on here and dozens on other sites but i can get this working....the entity framework was all wo...
asked by WraithNath
ProviderManifestToken configuration for EF Code First
I have a asp.net MVC3 project using EF code-first. For my unit testing I have been using SQL Server CE 4.0 and SQL Server 2008 Express. Both have worked perfectly with EF generating my database as expected....However, when I run my application outside of ...
asked by trevorc
How did I resolve the circular reference problem in Json serialization?
There is post ...here... that asks how to solve the circular reference error when returning a serialized object via EF4 CTP5. I ran into this same problem with a WCF web forms project a while back....I was able to "solve" this problem in my WCF/web forms...
asked by trevorc
In EF Code First, how do I singularize my tables?
I prefer using singular nouns when naming my database tables. In EF code first however, the generated tables always are plural. My DbSets are pluralized which I believe is where EF is generating the names but I don't want to singularize these names as I...
asked by trevorc
Multiple edmx files vs a single huge edmx file?
I'm new to the Entity model thing and i'm looking for an advise how to organize my Entity model....should i create one entity model file (.edmx) which will contain all the tables in my database or should i break it logical files for user, orders, products...
asked by Or A
First, foreign keys/objects should not be saved in Entity Framework code.
I have three classes, like so:...[DataContract] public class ApplicationDto : BusinessBase<int> { /// <summary> /// Gets or sets the name. /// </summary> /// <value>The name.</value> [DataMember] public string Name { get; set; } ...
asked by MartinHN
To code-first DbContext, provide the connection string.
How do I pass a connection string to entity framework's code-first DbContext? My database generation works correctly when both DbContext and the connection string in web.config is in the same project and named the same way. But now I need to move the DbCo...
asked by Shawn Mclean
In EF Code First, what is the syntax for self-referencing foreign keys?
I am trying to reference a foreign key from SpouseId to Id in the Contact table. What is the syntax for doing this? I can't seem to find an example. Thanks....I have a class like this:...public class Contact { public int Id {get;set;} public st...
asked by trevorc
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