c# - Entity Framework TimeSpan - Time Error

Question

I am using EF 5 and c#.

In my Main Project i use CodeFirst to Create my Database. There i got this Entity:

    public class Shift {
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public TimeSpan StartTime { get; set; }
    public TimeSpan EndTime { get; set; }
    }

The TimeSpan Properties are created as time(7), not null in the Database.

In my MainProject everthing works proper.

But when accessing the Database from a Windows Service Project ( I use the same Context & Models from the Mainproject) in the same Solution i receive this error:

This line (Multiple times used in the Mainproject):

context.Shifts.Load();

results in

There is no store type corresponding to the conceptual side type 'Edm.Time(Nullable=True,DefaultValue=,Precision=)' of primitive type 'Time'.

What is the cause of that issue?

//edit

The funny thing is our main project created the time Column without our helo.

i replaced the App.Config file of the Service with the config from our mainproject and now it works?

I still wonder why tough...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <!-- For more information on Entity Framework configuration, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=237468 -->
    <section name="entityFramework" type="System.Data.Entity.Internal.ConfigFile.EntityFrameworkSection, EntityFramework, Version=5.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,Log4net" />
  </configSections>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="DevConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=xxxxxxIntegrated Security=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    <add name="Properties.Settings.DevConnectionString" connectionString="Integrated Security=TrueMultipleActiveResultSets=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
  <startup>
    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
  </startup>
  <entityFramework>
    <defaultConnectionFactory type="System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.SqlConnectionFactory, EntityFramework" />
  </entityFramework>
  <log4net>
    <root>
      <level value="DEBUG" />
      <appender-ref ref="LogFileAppender" />
    </root>
    <appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
      <param name="File" value="logError.log" />
      <param name="AppendToFile" value="true" />
      <rollingStyle value="Size" />
      <maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />
      <maximumFileSize value="10MB" />
      <staticLogFileName value="true" />
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%n%-5p %d{yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss} – %m%n" />
      </layout>
    </appender>
  </log4net>
  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Windows.Interactivity" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.5.0.0" newVersion="4.5.0.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>
</configuration>

Answer 1

Entity Framework version 5 doesn’t map timespan. But ou can use a workaround to use it anyway.

Just store the timespan as TimeSpan for manipulation and as an Int64 for mapping

public Int64 TimeSpanTicks{ get; set; }     
[NotMapped]
public TimeSpan TimeSpanValue
{
    get { return TimeSpan.FromTicks(TimeSpanTicks); }
    set { TimeSpanTicks= value.Ticks; }
}