Is Entity Framework available for Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions?

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Is Entity Framework available for Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions?

The title says it all really.

I want to use Entity Framework for my data access on a project I'm writing in Visual C# 2008 Express Edition.

Can it be done? What do I need to know?

Update: My question has been answered, so thanks. As a followup, can you use a visual design tool or are you stuck with the EdmGen.exe command line tool?

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I've been using EF in Visual Web Developer 2008 Express, so I'm guessing that yes, it will also be available in Visual C# Express.

DavidGouge 2009-10-22 11:57:48

I've looked into it some more, and yes, you're right - it is available. One question, do you use the commandline EdmGen tool? Do you know of any visual design tools like the ones you get with the .Net 3.5 SP1 download?

Damovisa 2009-10-22 12:16:13

It does come with a visual edmx designer complete with entity designer and mapping.

DavidGouge 2009-10-22 12:34:20

Awesome, thankyou. I finally found it. :)

Damovisa 2009-10-22 13:04:55

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According to this link it comes as standard

Create data-enabled applications with the lightweight SQL Server Compact Edition or powerful client/serve applications with SQL Server 2008 Express

Build applications using LINQ (Language Integrated Query) which adds data querying capabilities for SQL Server, XML, and objects to Visual C#

Support for the Entity Framework and designer tool

ChrisF 2009-10-22 11:58:52

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