Entity Framework Core - Database First Steps
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Javed IqbalENTITY FRAMEWORK CORE
(DATABASE FIRST)
ASP.NET Core 7.0 or later
25 JULY 2023
Entity Framework Core Tutorial 25 July 2023
Entity Framework Core – Database First
Step #1: Create a New ASP.NET Core Web Application in Visual Studio 2019.
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Step #2: Add the required Packages as shown below.
Step #3: In Project Manager Console and add the following command
PM> Scaffold-DbContext "Data Source=DESKTOP-6AVBNVP\SQLEXPRESS;Initial
Catalog=SCBuildersWebsiteDBV2;Integrated Security=True"
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models
This will all the Generate Models in Models folders as shown below.
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Other Migrations
PM> Scaffold-DbContext "Data Source=DESKTOP-6AVBNVP\SQLEXPRESS;Initial
Catalog=SCBuildersWebsiteDBV2;Integrated Security=True"
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models
PM> Scaffold-DbContext "Data Source=DESKTOP-6AVBNVP\SQLEXPRESS;Initial
Catalog=SCBuildersWebsiteDBV2;Integrated Security=True"
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models –Context TestContext
PM> Scaffold-DbContext "Data Source=DESKTOP-6AVBNVP\SQLEXPRESS;Initial
Catalog=SCBuildersWebsiteDBV2;Integrated Security=True"
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models -DataAnnotations
PM> Scaffold-DbContext "Data Source=DESKTOP-6AVBNVP\SQLEXPRESS;Initial
Catalog=TestDBEFCore2;Integrated Security=True"
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models/EF -Context TestDbContext -
DataAnnotations (Models/EF – Will store in EF Folder Inside Models Folder)
To Update Database Changes
PM> Scaffold-DbContext "Data Source=DESKTOP-6AVBNVP\SQLEXPRESS;Initial
Catalog=SCBuildersWebsiteDBV2;Integrated Security=True"
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models -Force
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