I'm having issues when creating an API Controller in .NET 5.0 with Entity Framework Core.
Here's what I'm doing:
I'm using .NET 5.0
Installed the Entity Framework Core packages and all 3 have the version 5.0
The model and DataContext classes have already been created and using them had already created a table in the database earlier
However when I right-click on the API project, click on Controller > Select "API Controller with actions, using Entity Framework" > Select "Model Class" & "DataContext class" > Enter the name of the controller
I keep getting the error
There was an error running the selected code generator: Package restore failed. Rolling back the changes for API
Troubleshooting done:
Cleared the NuGet Cache in Tools > Options > NuGet Package Manager > Clear All NuGet Cache(s)
Made sure that the Entity Framework Core packages and the .net version are the same in the .csproj
What am I missing here that is causing the issue?
If you have installed the latest version of Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design package, you probably got version 5.0.2. That package cannot generate code based on Entity Framework Core packages of version 5.0.0.
From my experience - to generate EF Core based code, the version of your Design package should be equal to or less than the version of your EF Core packages. So, you need to either upgrade the EF Core packages, or install the version 5.0.0 of the Design package.
EDIT:
I faced the same issue and it was resolved after upgrading the EF Core packages, which is 5.0.4 currently, and installing the latest Design package, which is 5.0.2 currently.
In my case to generate EF core based code, i need to installed version 5.0.13 of Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore and version 5.0.12 of Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer and Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools
and version 5.0.2 of Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design
Note:- Make sure to clear Nuget Cache
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I have created .net standard library project and I have created nuget package for this library, Now I need to install this package in both application .Net Core and .Net Framework4.5. Working fine in .Net Core but while installing .Net framework project it was showing below exception.
You are trying to install this package into a project that targets '.NETFramework,Version=v4.5.2', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.
Please let me know the right approach to resolve this.
The library that you have created targets .NET Standard 2.0, as stated in your tags. .NET Framework 4.5.2 does only implement .NET Standard up to version 1.2, that is why the assemblies are not compatible.
You should change your library to a .NET Standard version that is implemented by both .NET Core and .NET Framework or upgrade your .NET Framework version accordingly.
You can find the version mappings here, credits to #Matt Ward for providing the source.
For one of my projects i am using asp.net mvc core and in this web application, for using EntityFramework i am not able to download 'Microsoft.Data.Entity' from nuget.
you have to install 2 package using the package manager
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
Then in your code, require it:
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
The package you need for EF Core is:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
It was due to ASP.Net Core framework was not installed correctly, i tried it in Visual Studio 2017 and guess what it worked perfectly.
I am rather confused about the behaviour of Nuget Package manager and Entity Framework. As far as I have been seraching, Entity Framework supports only version 3.5 in .NET 3.5 (which was shipped with the .NET SP1). However, when I run Nuget Package it offered me to install EF 5 and today (upgrade to) EF 6.0.1. I am using Visual Studio 2010 and the project is a class library with target framework .NET 3.5.
My questions:
a) Can you use EF 5 or 6 with .NET 3.5? - My answer is no as well as some other answer in here.
b) How is it possible that Nuget offers me to download these versions?
c) I downloaded EF 5 with Nuget and it worked. How is that possible? (Even on EF website they say it is only for .NET 4.0 and higher)
We, the Entity Framework team, decided not to fix this issue (See Work Item 1341)
Only the version of System.Data.Entity.dll that ships with .NET Framework 3.5 will work with projects that target .NET Framework 3.5.
Trying to use Visual Studio 2012, Entity Framework 5.0 database first approach to generate my edmx.
When I generate the EDMX from the database VS 2012 - says
Successfully registered the assembly 'System.Data.Entity, Version=4.0.0.0;
web.config file as well says
<add assembly="System.Data.Entity, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral.../>
I see EntityFramework and System.Data.Entity both listed in the references. EntityFramework shows up in the packages folder and System.Data.Entity points to the .NET 4.5 install folder. Does this mean that I am succesfully using EF 5.0?
For existing project migrations - when I migrate a project from VS 2010 .NET 4.0 and set the .NET client profile to 4.5 the System.Data.Entity assembly gets upgraded to the one in .NET 4.5 install folder. I do not see the EntityFramework.dll at all. Are there any changes I would need to make in order for my existing project to mgirate to EF 5.0 and .NET 4.5
Am I missing something here?
The version of System.Data.Entity.dll assembly is the same on both .NET Framework 4 and .NET Framework 4.5. The catch is that only one version can be installed on a machine at the same time so even if you target .NET Framework 4 in your project but run your app on a machine with .NET Framework 4.5 you will effectively run it against .NET Framework 4.5 (and therefore the EF5 version of System.Data.Entity.dll assembly).
With regards to EntityFramework.dll - up to the version 6 it was build on top of System.Data.Entity.dll (in EF6 the code from System.Data.Entity.dll and EntityFramework.dll was merged and further evolved). If you used EntityFramework.dll in VS2010 it means that it had to be one of the 4.x versions which were EF4. You could continue to use it even with the EF5 version of System.Data.Entity.dll but you will not be able to take the advantage of new features introduced in EF5 (like enums, spatial etc.). Since you decided to move to .NET Framework 4.5/EF5 you should also update your EntityFramework.dll 5.0.0.0. To do that you have to install the NuGet extension (http://docs.nuget.org/docs/start-here/installing-nuget) if you have not already and just install EntityFramework.dll using the package manager console (http://www.nuget.org/packages/EntityFramework/5.0.0). It should replace the 4.x version you have in your project with 5.0.
I'm working on a project with Entity Framework in Webmatrix 2 RC, so I need to use Entity Framework v.5 RC because of conflicts between previous versions and .NET Framework 4.5.
The two ways I know to install NuGet packages in Webmatrix are from the NuGet Gallery on the Webmatrix ribbon and from the package manager in ASP.NET Web Pages Administration: either solution proposes only Entity Framework v4.3.1.
I have downloaded Entity Framework v.5 RC with the Package Manager Console of Visual Web Developer and copied the EntityFramework.dll into the bin folder of my project.
This solution works but I wonder if exists a way to install a not recommended NuGet package that doesn't require the use of Visual Web Developer.
You can use nuget.exe or NuGet Package Explorer, both are standalone and lightweight. You'll still have to manually add references to the files though.