Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer 2.1.0-rc1-final

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This is a prerelease version of Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.

Requires NuGet 3.6 or higher.

dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer --version 2.1.0-rc1-final
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -Version 2.1.0-rc1-final
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="2.1.0-rc1-final" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="2.1.0-rc1-final" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer --version 2.1.0-rc1-final
                    
#r "nuget: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer, 2.1.0-rc1-final"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer@2.1.0-rc1-final
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer&version=2.1.0-rc1-final&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer&version=2.1.0-rc1-final&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

Microsoft SQL Server database provider for Entity Framework Core.

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