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C# Entity Framework Basics Extending Our Entity Data Model Populating Your Database with Seed Data

Itay Tur
Itay Tur
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Posted by Itay Tur
Itay Tur
2,392 Points

how to use the The sql server explorer without getting an exception when running the program

the program runs fine up until i check the database in the server explorer. in this point if i i run the program i get this exception: "System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: 'Cannot drop database "Books" because it is currently in use.' " while all my models tabs are closed

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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Close any table or data views open in Visual Studio. Any windows 'in use' can block CRUD operations to your database. If you get this error, then there is a window 'in use' somewhere that needs to be closed.

Marek Ott
Marek Ott
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Marek Ott
Marek Ott
9,206 Points

Another possible solution of this problem is (after closing all windows as Dale wrote) running VS as an administrator.