SqlException (0x80131904): Invalid object name 'dbo.Categories'

Question

I am getting the exception above when I run an application. The application is using asp.net mvc 3 / C#. I made an mdf file and added it under App_Data folder in Visual Web

Answer 1

What you really want to do to fix this is in you Context class you should have a method called OnModelCreating... make sure it has this:

protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    modelBuilder.Conventions.Remove();
}