What does App=EntityFramework do in Sql connection string?
connection-string, database, entity-framework, sql, sql-server
Solution
It's just the synonym of the Application Name.
You can see the Connection String properties outlined here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlconnection.connectionstring.aspx
Problem
I have 2 connection strings - 1 local and 1 for my main production server. Entity Framework added App=EntityFramework to my local string when I installed it (4.1) - I'm now on 4.3. What does this do - I can't find any reference to it? Here's my local connection string: ``` <add name="LocalConnection" providerName="System.Data.EntityClient" connectionString="metadata= res://*/; provider=System.Data.SqlClient; provider connection string=' Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS; AttachDBFilename=C:\mypath\MyDb.mdf; Integrated Security=True; User Instance=True; MultipleActiveResultSets=True; App=EntityFramework'" /> ``` Just curious!