Creating the Data Model

There are two approaches to creating the context and entity classes for your application. Using the Code-First Approach approach, you can fine-tune your model by writing the classes manually. Alternatively, you can use Reverse Engineering (Scaffolding) to generate these classes automatically from your Microsoft Excel schema.

Perform LINQ Commands in Your Code

After EF Core is set up and the Microsoft Excel provider is registered, you can begin querying your data with LINQ:

using System.Linq;
using MySolutionName.Models;

ExcelContext ents = new ExcelContext();
var SheetQuery = from Sheet in ents.Sheet
                   orderby Sheet.LastName
                   select Sheet;