Connection string - Keyword not supported: 'initial catalog'

Question

I am using Webmatrix.data\'s Database entity to create a database connection, however it doesnt like my connection string. I am running it from MVC ASP.net.

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Answer 1

I ran into the error in one of the IdentityServer quickstarts.

Had to replace

services.AddDbContext(options =>
                options.UseSqlite(Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));

With

services.AddDbContext(options =>
                options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));

Using

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer

Because obviously my DB was a Microsoft SQL Server and not SQLite.