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JohnB
JohnB

Reputation: 4359

Can I use Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore in a standard .NetFramework solution in Visual Studio 2019?

Does Microsoft EntityFrameworkCore work with standard .Net Framework applications? I read a couple posts which said it was possible to. However, when attempting to install via NuGet Package Manager, I get the following error message:

Could not install package "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design 5.0.0". You are trying to install this package into a project that targets ".NetFramework, Version=v4.7.2', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework.

Is there something I'm doing wrong, or is EntityFrameworkCore not intended for use with standard .NetFramework applications?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3258

Answers (2)

Christian
Christian

Reputation: 143

EF Core 5.0 cannot be used with .NET Framework 4.7.2
see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-ca/ef/core/miscellaneous/platforms
I also tried it before and got the same error message described above

Upvotes: 0

F M
F M

Reputation: 46

Sorry, I have to correct my answer, I was wrong. EF Core 3.1 can be used with .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later.

Upvotes: 3

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