Code First
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There is already an open DataReader associated with this Command which must be closed first
I was working on one of my Entity Framework Code First websites the other day when I noticed the following error being returned to me:
There is already an open DataReader associated with this Command which must be closed first
Doing a few searches online I could see some of the solutions were to include the parameter 'MultipleActiveResultSets=True' in your entity framework setting in the web.config. However, when I checked my web.config to look for this setting I noticed that I did actually have it all setup as expected.
Doing some more digging around I noticed that the cause for this issue is down to an issue with deferred execution in some of my queries.
The solution was to add a simple .ToList() at the end of my query.
A simple fix but one that drove me nuts for a while!
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How to force your database name using Entity Framework migrations in a multi-project solution
If you're using Entity Framework migrations in a multi-project solution you might have noticed that when you run the 'Update-Database' action your database was given the name 'yourdatabase.Data.DataContext'. Some people don't mind this default naming scheme but I want to call my databases something a bit cleaner.
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How to avoid the entity framework migrations error: 'Could not load file or assembly or one of its dependencies.'
I've been using Entity Framework migrations for a few weeks now and I'm having a great time with. However, I've notice that every now and then Entity Framework throws an error when I try to run the 'Update-Database' command.
Whenever you get a message 'Could not load file or assembly or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.' there are a few steps that I've noticed you can do to help work around this type of error.