Is it possible to run native sql with entity framework?

Question

I am trying to search an XML field within a table, This is not supported with EF.

Without using pure Ado.net is possible to have native SQL support with EF?

Answer 1

For Entity Framework 5 use context.Database.SqlQuery.

And for Entity Framework 4 use context.ExecuteStoreQuery the following code:

 public string BuyerSequenceNumberMax(int buyerId)
    {
        string sequenceMaxQuery = "SELECT TOP(1) btitosal.BuyerSequenceNumber FROM BuyerTakenItemToSale btitosal " +
                                  "WHERE btitosal.BuyerID =  " + buyerId +
                                  "ORDER BY  CONVERT(INT,SUBSTRING(btitosal.BuyerSequenceNumber,7, LEN(btitosal.BuyerSequenceNumber))) DESC";

        var sequenceQueryResult = context.Database.SqlQuery(sequenceMaxQuery).FirstOrDefault();

        string buyerSequenceNumber = string.Empty;

        if (sequenceQueryResult != null)
        {
            buyerSequenceNumber = sequenceQueryResult.ToString();
        }

        return buyerSequenceNumber;
    }

To return a List use the following code:

 public List PanelSerialByLocationAndStock(string locationCode, byte storeLocation, string itemCategory, string itemCapacity, byte agreementType, string packageCode)
 {
       string panelSerialByLocationAndStockQuery = "SELECT isws.ItemSerialNo,  im.ItemModel " +
        "FROM Inv_ItemMaster im   " +
        "INNER JOIN  " +
        "Inv_ItemStockWithSerialNoByLocation isws  " +
        "   ON im.ItemCode = isws.ItemCode   " +
        "       WHERE isws.LocationCode = '" + locationCode + "' AND  " +
        "   isws.StoreLocation = " + storeLocation + " AND  " +
        "   isws.IsAvailableInStore = 1 AND " +
        "   im.ItemCapacity = '" + itemCapacity + "' AND " +
        "   isws.ItemSerialNo NOT IN ( " +
        "           Select sp.PanelSerialNo From Special_SpecialPackagePriceForResale sp  " +
        "           Where sp.PackageCode = '" + packageCode + "' )";


    return context.Database.SqlQuery(panelSerialByLocationAndStockQuery).ToList();


}