The term 'Update-Database' is not recogniz

Question

I am using EF5 beta1 and while I was able to run the "Update-Database" before. Now that I shut down Visual Studio, I cannot get it to run. I get the following error:

The term 'Update-Database' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:16 + Update-Database <<<< -verbose + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Update-Database:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

I have tried to re-install EF5b1 and while was successful (already installed), the 'Update-Database' still does not work.

Can anyone help???

Answer 1

If the other answers don't work (VS 2017): clear the NuGet cache, restart VS, then restore the packages.

Answer 2

I solved with uninstall and reinstall of "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" and "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools"

Answer 3

I've been having this problem a number of times lately. I found the solution that worked was to close the Package Manager Console, close Visual Studio and then reopen them. Rebooting also worked most of the time, but not always.

Answer 4

Just ReOpen visual studio is work for me

Answer 5

Simple fix for me was to make sure there was a dash between update and database, like this: update-database and use lowercase. It may be coincidental, but when I did this in Packet Manager Console, the database actually updated and I got the done message rather than the not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file error.

Answer 6

you will get this error when the EF tools are not installed properly.

try the below command in Nuget package manager //Uninstalls and install the same Version of EF

Update-Package "EntityFramework" -reinstall

If you still face the same issue. create a new Web Project and run the below command in nuget.

(Note : no need to create the new Project in the same solution or same location.)

// This will update EF to latest version(including the tools) // if you want to use specific version , use the -version flag.

Update-Package "EntityFramework"

Once this is done, chcek your original project and you can delete the newly created project.