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Set the connection string for Entity Framework at runtime

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2 Aug 2011CPOL 159.6K   12   16
This shows how to set or change the connection string for Entity Framework at run time (programmatically)
C++
string connectionString = new System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ConnectionString"]);

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionStringBuilder scsb = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectionString);

EntityConnectionStringBuilder ecb = new EntityConnectionStringBuilder();
ecb.Metadata = "res://*/Sample.csdl|res://*/Sample.ssdl|res://*/Sample.msl";
ecb.Provider = "System.Data.SqlClient";
ecb.ProviderConnectionString = scsb.ConnectionString;

dataContext = new SampleEntities(ecb.ConnectionString);

This also would be useful if you want to encrypt the connection string using your own methods.

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QuestionNo App.Config Pin
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Generalworks (entity framework 6.1, .Net 4.5.1) Pin
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