How to create tables from datacontext to an existing database

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I have a DataContext and I have a name of existing database
I want to create all tables that DataContext contains to the database

What I have tried:

I have created a new database from the DataContext but I want to do that to an exist database

C#

 DataContext db =new DataContext("Data Source=localhost\\sqlexpress;Initial Catalog=db;Integrated Security=True");
db.CreateDatabase();

Posted 11-Jul-16 3:18am

M. Daban

Updated 11-Jul-16 3:55am

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2016-07-11T03:43:00

Solution 1

If you're using Entity Framework, Google for "Code First Migrations".

If you're using just the straight classes from the System.Data.Linq namespace, you have to execute the SQL queries to create the tables yourself.

Posted 11-Jul-16 3:43am

Dave Kreskowiak

deepankarbhatnagar · Answer 2 · 2016-07-11T03:55:00

Solution 2

Hi please go through this link to clear your concept. See Part 2 in this link to solve your query.

How to Use LINQ to SQL in C Sharp (with Pictures) - wikiHow[^]

Posted 11-Jul-16 3:55am

deepankarbhatnagar

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