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EdmGen on steroids? EdmGen2!
The EdmGen tool available in Entity Framework or simply SP1 installation is good tool for playing with CSDL, SSDL and MSL files. On the other hand, when using Visual Studio you get all these files in one EDMX file. Though it’s just a pack of these two files, you cannot use it as input/output for EdmGen.
Fortunately there’s a solution – EdmGen2. It’s simply EdmGen on steroids. 
EdmGen2 can read and write EDMX files and also translate between EDMX and CSDL, SSDL and MSL files. The source code is also available, so you can use sources as learning material to API in System.Data.Entity.Design.
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July 13th, 2008 at 22:59
Today, after some days/weeks, I finally created some noticable (= not only internals) progress with Entity
January 11th, 2009 at 18:39
If we’ll skip exact details, we can say, that internal behavior of whole modeling and mapping is based
April 3rd, 2009 at 09:58
From the beginning, when we discovered, that the EDMX file contains also section for design time stuff
July 3rd, 2009 at 23:42
Thank you, I was looking for something to create that edmx file. I’m trying to start using EF with Npgsql
July 3rd, 2009 at 23:45
Forget about Npgsql and use Firebird and FirebirdClient.
April 5th, 2011 at 06:47
wow. thank you very much for this info. I’ve been thinking about what to use for EdmGen I/O. I will definitely try EdmGen2, the EdmGen on steroids. Lol at that..
By the way, is it not adviseable to use EF with Npgsq like what @Richard said.. I was also going for that.
April 5th, 2011 at 10:34
EdmGen2. What an amazing upgrade. It’s really like EdmGen getting high with steroids.LOL. I’ve been wanting something that works perfectly with my MSL files. Great features.I’ll definitely search for other learning materials relating to this and I’d better be upgrading my visual studio package as well.
April 5th, 2011 at 14:19
Finally, I’ve able to get this post here. I thank you for the sharing this helpful post. Cincura, you’re right by saying “If we’ll skip exact details, we can say, that internal behavior of whole modeling and mapping is based” With EdmGen2, attention to details is really needed! I am using Visual Studio but I haven’t get the exact files. What happened really?
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