How to rename a database column in Entity Framework 5 Code First migrations without losing data?

Question

I got the default ASP.NET MVC 4 template successfully running with EF 5.0 Code First Migrations. However, when I update a model property name, the corresponding table column dat

Answer 1

like +Josh Gallagher said, you can use up() for doing things like:

public override void Up()
        {

            RenameColumn("dbo.atable","oldname","newname");
            AddColumn("dbo.anothertable", "columname", c => c.String(maxLength: 250));

        }

i've found this a good help in gettin into migration ;)