Entity framework - create the csdl, ssdl and msl files
edmx, entity-framework
Solution
So if you want to create the csdl, ssdl amd msl files, do the following:
- Go to your edmx file.
- Click on the GuI screen that shows the model.
- Switch to the property window (I didn't know that it needs to be accessed from the GUI area and not by right clicking the file in the Solution Explorer.
- In the `Metadata Artifact Process` select `Embed in Output Assembly`.
Done and done, the files will appear in `Debug\edmxResourcesToEmbed` under `obj` or `obj\x86`, depends on your build definitions. I'm sorry if this seems to simple to explain, but I was in need for those instructions (msdn was not a great help) and I hope it might help others.
Problem
I work with EF 4 (not with Self-tracking entities currently). I've added some columns (non of them is a key and all of the are nullable) to one of my entities, and got the `Number of members in conceptual type does not match with number of members on object side type` exception. I've followed the accepted answer here but all I got from that was that this entity does not appear in my edmx anymore. I've re-added it from DB, but I keep getting the same exception. I think the problem is that I've copied the csdl/ssdl/msl files to my executing assembly directory. I'd like to copy the updated files, but they're not created again (they were once created in the `obj\Debug\edmxResourcesToEmbed` folder of my EF project), not even after removing them. Any way to get those files created again? Thanks. P.S: As I don't want to publish excess amounts of code, I don't add anything yet but I'll be happy to add needed information, I'm just not sure what exactly is needed.