Everywhere I looked I seem to get 80% if the info that I need to add EDMX adn design time for Oracle in VS2012.
I downloaded and installed the Oracle Client Tools for VS2012.
I followed a white paper to add a new connection under 'Data Connections/Add Connection'.
In the dialog that says 'Add Connection' there is no choice for 'Data source name', only (local database).
I read about modifiying the tnsnames.ora and I added all my server info in there. Nothing shows up in visual studio.
Where do I setup a connection so that it is a choice in VS2012?
** rant - you can skip this **
Man, I hate Oracle.
Seriously?
Text files in some obscure C drive folder?
a 200MB download to get a client to work?
Arrg