Invalid object name 'dbo.__MigrationHistory' using Database.Create; EF6.02 when connection string is passed in

Question

I experience an error when trying to create a database using the following code. Note the problem does not happen if the connection string is not passed in. Also the problem

Answer 1

You can turn off code first database initialization for your database, by adding this to your context's constructor:

System.Data.Entity.Database.SetInitializer(null);

This should prevent the attempt to access dbo.__MigrationHistory.