I have created the class MusicStoreDbInitializer shown at the bottom of page 81, but where do I put it? What file does it go in?

Is it the StoreManagerController.cs file?

Ok, I think I figured it out.

I put it into StoreManagerController.cs.

Furthermore, in the Global.asax.cs file, in Application.Start(), I added this line to get it to work:

Database.SetInitializer(new MvcMusicStore1.Controllers.StoreManagerController. MusicStoreDbInitializer());


It runs without errors and works as expected.

Hello,
Looks like this is late but FYI, it looks like it should go in the Models folder, not in the controller.

On the MVC Music Store tutorial, I found this part that indicates that the Models folder is the correct place.

Page: http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc...c-store-part-4

"Adding our store catalog data

We will take advantage of a feature in Entity Framework which adds “seed” data to a newly created database. This will pre-populate our store catalog with a list of Genres, Artists, and Albums. The MvcMusicStore-Assets.zip download - which included our site design files used earlier in this tutorial - has a class file with this seed data, located in a folder named Code.

Within the Code / Models folder, locate the SampleData.cs file and drop it into the Models folder in our project, as shown below."

thank you for your supportive post