Entity Framework 6 - Knowledge Base (KB)

How to connect to SqlExpress for Entity Framework using Visual Studio 2010 Express?

I'm trying to use the Visual Studio 2010 Express editions to set up an ASP.NET MVC 2 Web Application using SqlExpress + Entity Framework as the data access. I have both the "C# Edition" and "Web Developer Edition" installed....If I try to add a data sour...

SQL Server Express connection string for Entity Framework Code First

I am working in Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, and using the Entity Framework code-first CTP. I am able to do this with the new SQL Server CE but I am unable to find a connection string to work with SQL Server Express....This one, using the SQL Server...

Getting the database name from a SQL Server Express database in Visual Studio

I'm currently using this connection string to attach to my database that I created in Visual Studio:...Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database1.mdf;User Instance=true ...I'm trying to host the site with I...

SQL LocalDB vs SQL Server CE

I have a small project that will have 1 user on 1 computer. The database will be rather small (probably less than 1 mb of data). I plan to use WPF and Entity Framework for that project....I came up with 2 potential database solutions for my project : ...S...

SQL Server Express and Entity Framework

I'm new to SQL Server Express (not to SQL Server in general) and I have a problem. I'm using Entity Framework (6-beta) in an ASP.NET MVC application....I created a database using the SQL Server Management Studio. I can connect to the DB using Management S...

System.Data.DataException error occurred in EntityFramework.dll

I have been following this tutorial ...Getting Started with Entity Framework 6 Code First using MVC 5.......When I got to the section where I need to run the program and click on Student so that the program would create database I get the following error....

How do you create the database using code first?

I am trying to learn Entity Framework....I'd like to follow a code first example....I've read over everything on the following link, but I feel like they skipped over some steps....http://www.entityframeworktutorial.net/code-first/simple-code-first-exampl...