C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5.20209>EdmGen.exe /? Microsoft (R) EdmGen version 2.0.0.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2006. All rights reserved. EdmGen Options /mode:ValidateArtifacts Validate the ssdl, msl, and csdl files /mode:FullGeneration Generate ssdl, msl, csdl, and objects from the database /mode:FromSsdlGeneration Generate msl, csdl, and objects from an ssdl file /mode:EntityClassGeneration Generate objects from a csdl file /mode:ViewGeneration Generate mapping views from ssdl, msl, and csdl files /project: The base name to be used for all the artifact files (short form: /p) /connectionstring: The connection string to the database that you would like to connect to (short form: /c) /incsdl: The file to read the conceptual model from /inmsl: The file to read the mapping from /inssdl: The file to read the storage model from /outcsdl: The file to write the generated conceptual model to /outmsl: The file to write the generated mapping to /outssdl: The file to write the generated storage model to /outobjectlayer: The file to write the generated object layer to /outviews: The file to write the pre generated view objects to /language:Vb Generate code using the VB language /language:CSharp Generate code using the C# language /namespace: The namespace name to use for the conceptual modely types /entitycontainer: The name to use for the EntityContainer in the conceptual model /help Display the usage message (short form: /?) /nologo Suppress copyright message