Entity Framework - The underlying provider failed on ConnectionString

Question

While using the Entity Framework I have split it out to it\'s own project:

• RivWorks.Model - Contains Entity Model
• RivWorks.Controller - Uses the Entit

Answer 1

I know you've been mucking around with your connection strings to sanitize them but I'm guessing you didn't put the "'s around the password in?

Are they actually required?

Answer 2

Double check your connection string is correct, little typo's can cause this same error.

This is wrong:

 <add name="Entities" connectionString="metadata=res://*/OnlineAB.csdl|res://*/OnlineAB.ssdl|res://*/OnlineABSuperAdmin.msl;provider=System.Data.SqlClient;provider connection string=&quot;data source.;initial catalog=

This is right:

 <add name="Entities" connectionString="metadata=res://*/OnlineAB.csdl|res://*/OnlineAB.ssdl|res://*/OnlineABSuperAdmin.msl;provider=System.Data.SqlClient;provider connection string=&quot;data source=.;initial catalog=

See after the DataSource I was missing an equal sign.