EF6 MySQL StrongTypingException When Column is not PK

Question

We are using MySql and Entity FrameWork with VS 2013 those are the tools installed:

• MySql Server 5.7.8
• MySql WorkBench 6.3.
• MySql for Visual Stud

Answer 1

Here is the english version of the error. It also applies for VS2015 and MySQL.Data 6.9.7

    Unable to generate the model because of the following exception: 'System.Data.StrongTypingException: The value for column 'IsPrimaryKey' in table 'TableDetails' is DBNull. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.SchemaDiscovery.TableDetailsRow.get_IsPrimaryKey()
    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.SchemaDiscovery.TableDetailsRow.get_IsPrimaryKey()
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.StoreModelBuilder.CreateProperties(IList`1 columns, IList`1 errors, List`1& keyColumns, List`1& excludedColumns, List`1& invalidKeyTypeColumns)
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.StoreModelBuilder.CreateEntityType(IList`1 columns, Boolean& needsDefiningQuery)
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.StoreModelBuilder.CreateEntitySets(IEnumerable`1 tableDetailsRows, EntityRegister entityRegister, IList`1 entitySetsForReadOnlyEntityTypes, DbObjectType objectType)
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.StoreModelBuilder.CreateEntitySets(IEnumerable`1 tableDetailsRowsForTables, IEnumerable`1 tableDetailsRowsForViews, EntityRegister entityRegister)
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.StoreModelBuilder.Build(StoreSchemaDetails storeSchemaDetails)
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VisualStudio.ModelWizard.Engine.ModelGenerator.CreateStoreModel()
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VisualStudio.ModelWizard.Engine.ModelGenerator.GenerateModel(List`1 errors)
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VisualStudio.ModelWizard.Engine.ModelBuilderEngine.GenerateModels(String storeModelNamespace, ModelBuilderSettings settings, List`1 errors)
    at Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VisualStudio.ModelWizard.Engine.ModelBuilderEngine.GenerateModel(ModelBuilderSettings settings, IVsUtils vsUtils, ModelBuilderEngineHostContext hostContext)'.