This is just a shortcut to the Add Service Reference dialog box, which you can also access by right-clicking the project in Solution Explorer and selecting Add service reference. To create a data source from a service, run the Data Source Configuration Wizard and choose the Service data-source type. The generated classes appear in the Data Source Configuration Wizard when you choose the Objects category. Select Project > Add New Item > ADO.NET Entity Data Model.Ĭhoose the method you want to generate the model by.Īdd the model as a data source. Run the Entity Data Model Wizard to create the entity classes. To create an Entity Framework model as a data source: Choose the Database data-source type, and follow the prompts to specify either a new or existing database connection, or a database file. To create a dataset as a data source, run the Data Source Configuration Wizard by selecting Project > Add New Data Source. You can create a dataset or an Entity Framework model to use as a data source for a database or database file. If you select F5 on the application, the data from the underlying database appears in the form's controls.ĭata source for a database or a database file The following illustration shows a dataset that has been dropped onto a Windows form.
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This causes boilerplate code to be generated that displays the data from the data store. You can drag a data source from the Data Sources window onto a form design surface or control. To open the Data Sources window, make sure your project is open, and then press Shift+ Alt+ D or choose View > Other Windows > Data Sources.