The ADO.NET Entity Framework Data Provider
The ADO.NET Entity Framework is an object-relational mapping (ORM) framework for the .NET Framework. Developers can use it to create data access applications by programming against a conceptual application model instead of programming directly against a relational storage schema. This model allows developers to decrease the amount of code that must be written and maintained in data-centric applications.
The Pervasive PSQL ADO.NET Entity Framework data provider can be used with applications that use the ADO.NET Entity Framework.
Table
10
lists details for Entity Framework data provider feature support.
Table 10
Supported Entity Framework Data Provider Feature Support
ADO.NET Entity Framework Data Provider
Supported Features
3.5
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Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 with Entity Framework 1.0 functionality
4.0
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All support for ADO.NET Entity Framework Data Provider 3.5
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Database First
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"Plain-old" CLR object (POCO) entities
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DbContext
4.1
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All support for ADO.NET Entity Framework Data Provider 4.0
Note:
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is not supported.
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 with Entity Framework 4.3 functionality
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 with Entity Framework 4.3 functionality and 5.0 Enumerations
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Code First
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Model First
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Enumerated Type Support in all Workflows
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Code First Migrations
The ADO.NET Entity Framework data provider uses the ADO.NET data provider to communicate with the ADO.NET database server. This means that the functionality defined by the ADO.NET data provider applies to the ADO.NET Entity Framework data provider unless otherwise noted here. Similarly, any performance configurations made to the ADO.NET data provider are realized by the ADO.NET Entity Framework data provider.
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or higher is required when developing applications for the ADO.NET Entity Framework.
See the readme text file shipped with your product for the Entity Framework data provider file name.