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Using EF 4 on .NET 3.5 SP1
Is it possible to use Entity Framework v4.0 in a .NET 3.5 application? I mean, can i just reference the related assemblies for EF 4.0 and use it in my .NET 3.5 application?
Thanks.
ASP. NET 4.x The basics of using Entity Framework to display and edit data in an ASP.NET Web Forms application. Getting Started with Entity Framework 4.0 Database First - Part 2
.NET 4.5 is backward compatible with .NET 4, but the tutorial has not been tested with .NET 4.5. The tutorial has not been tested with later versions of Entity Framework. Starting with Entity Framework 5, EF uses by default the DbContext API that was introduced with EF 4.1. The EntityDataSource control was designed to use the ObjectContext API.
.NET 4.5 is backward compatible with .NET 4, but the tutorial has not been tested with .NET 4.5. The tutorial has not been tested with later versions of Entity Framework.
There are three ways you can work with data in the Entity Framework: Database First, Model First, and Code First. This tutorial is for Database First. For information about the differences between these workflows and guidance on how to choose the best one for your scenario, see Entity Framework Development Workflows.
No, the EF 4.0 uses the .NET 4.0 framework, which is newer and completely separate from the .NET 3.5 framework.
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