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How to open edmx? Where to get LINQ to Entities?


After Visual Studio 2013 reinstall I can't open / create edmx files

So I think I should download LINQ to Entities somewhere because I already used to try a lot of Entity related stuff...

Where can I get edmx designer for Visual Studio 2013?


Solution

  • Here's the link to the Entity Framework 6.0.2 Tools for Visual Studio 2012 & 2013:

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40762#

    Edit:

    • Right-click on your project, select Add, select New Item...

    Add new item

    • Select Data from the left pane, select ADO.NET Entity Data Model, click **Add*

    Add ADO.NET Entity Data Model

    • Select Empty Model and then click Finish

    Select empty model

    This should bring you to the Entity Data Model Designer where you can drag and drop entities and create relationships.