EF Core Driver cannot load netstandard or one of its dependencies

skjjjjj

I created a .NET Full Framework class library using EF Core v 2.2.1 and downloaded the EF Core driver v 2.x for Linqpad 5 (5.36.03), and when I point Linqpad at the corresponding DLL, I get the following error message:

Could not load file or assembly 'netstandard, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51' or one of its dependenceis. The system cannot find the file specified.

I have clicked the 'Restore nuGet Dependencies' and it gives me the message 'No NuGet dependencies detected'.

Any help?

skjjjjj

I'm trying to 'Add connection', in case that wasn't clear.

skjjjjj

Solved: I posted a similar question on SO, and somebody advised me to target framework version 4.7.2 for the class library, and that fixed it.

JoeAlbahari

Thanks for posting the solution.