void Temp() { #region EntityConnectionCreationAndUsage EntityConnectionStringBuilder entityBuilder = new EntityConnectionStringBuilder { Provider = "System.Data.SqlClient", ProviderConnectionString = "the database connection string", Metadata = "res://*/MySample.csdl|res://*/MySample.ssdl|res://*/MySample.msl" }; EntityConnection entityConn = new EntityConnection(entityBuilder.ToString()); using (MySampleContainer ctx = new MySampleContainer(entityConn)) { //use the DbContext as required } #endregion }