Within VS2017 open the view Server Explorer and create a new connection of type Microsoft SQL Server (SqlClient) (don't be fooled by the other file types you want the full fat connection type) and set the Server name: to be the instance pipe name you copied from PowerShell. When it is running you see the Instance pipe name: which starts with np:\\. If it isn't running then you need to start it with SqlLocalDB.exe start MSSQLLocalDB. Instance pipe name: np:\\.\pipe\LOCALDB#EFC58609\tsql\query Here's what it looks like on my machine: > SqlLocalDB.exe info Open a PowerShell check what it is called using SqlLocalDB.exe info and whether it is Running with SqlLocalDB.exe info NAME. The following works with Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition on Windows 10 using SQLServer Express 2016. What are the steps to connect Visual Studio Server Explorer to LocalDB? Please help, this doesn't have to be this frustrating! The wizard cannot locate (localdb) or cannot find any provider in Server Explorer to accept connection string like (localdb)\v11.0 Integrated Security=true I've seen this asked several places in StackOverflow but no answer works or marked as answer. I tried every way to connect Visual Studio's Server Explorer to LocalDB. But when the article says "check your localdb" it doesn't say how! I don't see any '.mdf' or '.ldf' files created under the project folder. The program runs and entries are added to the database and outputted in the console. I don't have any other instances of SQL installed on my local computer.
I also verified that I have Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB installed which came with Visual Studio 2013. I created the project and installed the latest EF Nuget package for the project to compile. I'm following this article on Entity Framework 6.0 which gives a simple walk-through on Code First. I can't believe I couldn't find a working solution to this after an hour of searching.
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