Using EF Code First and SqlCe in WPF

Question

I\'m trying to use EF Code First with my WPF application , the idea is to create a SqlCe Db in AppData/MyApp (if there isn\'t one) and use it with EF Code First.

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Answer 1

I've managed to get it working after a lot of messing around. My app.config has the following:

Having the DbProviderFactory in there will help when it comes to deployment too. It will allow users to use SQLCE 4 without running the installer for it (providing you supply the native binares as well, some info here: http://erikej.blogspot.com/2011/02/using-sql-server-compact-40-with.html).