>I generated EF Entities from a Database. Now I would like run a raw sql against that same database that is not included in the generated entities.
>I thought I'd use the DbContext .Database.SqlQuery method, but that throws an exception (unitntionalCodeFirsteExcption.
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>"The context is being used in Code First mode with code that was generated from an EDMX file for either Database First or Model First development. "
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>So does that mean one cannot access the database in this way., or is there a approach hidden somewhere that I am still to discover?
Assuming the tables you want to run the Sql against are in the EF Model:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj592907(v=vs.113).aspxUPDATE: Ah, I see that that's what you were doing - so, no - the table needs to be in the model (for obvious reasons).....