I want to create database and add some data. I added EF and I want to use code first. I have these classes:
public class Question
{
public bool Sort { get; set; }
public int QuestionID { get; set; }
public int Level { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public string Answer1 { get; set; }
public string Answer2 { get; set; }
public string Answer3 { get; set; }
public string Answer4 { get; set; }
public string RightAnswer { get; set; }
public bool Show { get; set; }
}
public class QuestionDb : DbContext
{
public DbSet<Question> Questions { get; set; }
}
This is my connection string:
<add name="ConvertCSVtoSQL.QuestionDb" connectionString="Data Source=|DataDirectory|ConvertCSVtoSQL.QuestionDb.sdf"
providerName="System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0" />
Now I am creating database like this:
using (var db = new QuestionDb())
{
foreach (var question in questions)
{
db.Questions.Add(question);
}
db.SaveChanges();
}
It creates database but if I have some data in questions which I want to add I get error:
The Entity Framework provider type 'System.Data.Entity.SqlServerCompact.SqlCeProviderServices, EntityFramework.SqlServerCompact, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' for the 'System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0' ADO.NET provider could not be loaded. Make sure the provider assembly is available to the running application. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=260882 for more information.
I tried to add some initializers but it didn't help:
Database.DefaultConnectionFactory = new SqlCeConnectionFactory("System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0",@"C:\Path\To\",@"Data Source=C:\Path\To\DbFile.sdf");
Database.SetInitializer(new CreateDatabaseIfNotExists<QuestionDb>());
So where is problem?
I looked at link in exception, add nuget package EntityFramework.SqlServerCompact to my solution and it helps.
Please check the connection string's provider name...
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/12/08/announcing-entity-framework-code-first-ctp5-release.aspx
Hope you may find this useful
Database.DefaultConnectionFactory = new SqlCeConnectionFactory("System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0",@"C:\\Path\To\\",@"Data Source=C:\\Path\\To\\DbFile.sdf");
Database.SetInitializer(new CreateDatabaseIfNotExists<QuestionDb>());
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