How to add a filestream column in the Entity Framework 4.0 model first designer?

Question

I\'m using the EF 4.0 designer to create a database by clicking on \"Generate Database from Model\". I wan\'t to use the sql 2008 column type \"filestream\". Unfortunately I can

Answer 1

The varbinary(max) binary large object (BLOB) data is stored as files on the file system. There is not a sql type named FILESTREAM. It is an attribute for BLOB data stored in varbinary(MAX) columns.

Answer 2

Entity framework doesn't support Filestream. Even if you add it, it will still be used as any other varbinary(max) column. To use Filestream during database generation you must use custom structural annotation and modify generation template.