How to manage GetDate() with Entity Framework

Question

I have a column like this in 1 of my database tables

DateCreated, datetime, default(GetDate()), not null

I am trying to use the Entity Framewor

Answer 1

Here is a working workaround:

1) Change the column to datetime2 as mentioned elsewhere. This fixes the conversion error.

2) Add a trigger that sets DateCreated to getdate();

CREATE TRIGGER [TR_AS_ChangeTime] ON [AS_ApplicationSession] 
  AFTER INSERT,UPDATE AS
BEGIN

  SET NOCOUNT ON;
  UPDATE AS_ApplicationSession 
  SET AS_ChangeTime = getdate() 
  WHERE AS_Id IN(SELECT AS_ID FROM INSERTED)

END

3) If neccessary, set

p.DateCreated = DateTime.MinValue;

just to initialize it.

4) If you need the DateCreated from the database, add

context.Refresh(System.Data.Objects.RefreshMode.StoreWins, p);

just after

context.SaveChanges();