Entity Framework for Existing Database

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My requirement is that I have an existing SQL database at a remote location. I cannot access this database. I have to create a program which will be installed at this location which in turn has to be used to go through this database and get some information and store it in an excel.

My question is can I use entity framework for this? If yes, then which approach should I use, Code-first or empty model?

Posted 30-Nov-15 17:32pm

MG1510

Updated 30-Nov-15 17:42pm

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BillWoodruff 1-Dec-15 0:12am

And the constraints/requirements for the program to be installed at the remote location are ... ? All server-side code that uses Excel automation to create a spreadsheet stored on the server ?

MG1510 1-Dec-15 0:53am

There are no constraints for a program to be installed.

Basically there is a history SQL database from which certain values have to be extracted and a report has to be prepared out of that.

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Snesh Prajapati · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-30T23:38:00

Since you have DB already created at another end, the easiest and quickest would be take the script to create BD with sample data at your end. And then use EF with database first approach.

To create a script to re-create DB with Data:
http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/07/18/sql-server-generate-script-for-schema-and-data-sql-in-sixty-seconds-021-video/[^]

and EF Database first approach:
http://www.entityframeworktutorial.net/database-first-with-entity-framework.aspx[^]

Thanks.