How to do a Bulk Insert — Linq to Entities

Question

I cannot find any examples on how to do a Bulk/batch insert using Linq to Entities. Do you guys know how to do a Bulk Insert?

Answer 1

Sometimes you simply have to mix models. Perhaps use SqlBulkCopy for this part of your repository (since this plugs directly into the bulk-copy API), and Entity Framework for some of the rest. And if necessary, a bit of direct ADO.NET. Ultimately the goal is to get the job done.