Check if a table exists within a database using LINQ

Question

We have a database that has been deployed to various clients. We are currently introducing a optional new feature that, to be used, will require the customers who want the f

Answer 1

A much better option would be to store the version differences as configuration. This could be stored in the database itself, a configuration file or even web.config.

Otherwise you'll end up with messy code like:

int result = entity.ExecuteStoreQuery(@"
    IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.tables WHERE name = 'TableName') 
        SELECT 1
    ELSE
        SELECT 0
    ").SingleOrDefault();