EF5 Code First - Changing A Column Type With Migrations

Question

I am new to EF5 Code First and I\'m tinkering with a proof-of-concept before embarking on a project at work.

I have initially created a model that looked something l

Answer 1

I know this doesn't apply directly to the question but could be helpful to someone. In my problem, I accidentally made a year field a datetime and I was trying to figure out how to delete all the data and then switch the data type to an int.

When doing an add-migration, EF wanted to just update the column. I had to delete what they wanted to do and add my own code. I basically just dropped the column and added a new column. Here is what worked for me.

protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
    {
        migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
            name: "TestingPeriodYear",
            table: "ControlActivityIssue");

        migrationBuilder.AddColumn(
            name: "TestingPeriodYear",
            table: "ControlActivityIssue",
            nullable: true);
    }

    protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
    {
        migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
            name: "TestingPeriodYear",
            table: "ControlActivityIssue");

        migrationBuilder.AddColumn(
            name: "TestingPeriodYear",
            table: "ControlActivityIssue",
            nullable: true);
    }