IT:AD:Code First:HowTo:Get Started

• In Visual Studio…
• In a new Console Project…
• As per ¹⁾:
• Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost
• and create the routing.
• Test it before getting on to the db site.
• Install-Package EntityFramework or Install-Package EntityFramework.SqlServerCompact
  • Accept the licenses…
  • May require a restart if it is the first time you've installed EF.
• Back in Visual Studio… * Create a SqlServer CE connection string.

<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="FooProjectDbCN"
         providerName="System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0"
         connectionString="Data Source=|DataDirectory|\Data\FooProjectDb.sdf"/>
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>