This blogpost explains how to connect .NET Core Console application to SQL server database and read table data. You will not be using the Entity framework for this.

For example, you can use a SQL client like Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or MySQL Workbench to connect to the database and run SQL queries.

Here’s how you can connect Microsoft Access to SQL server If you have a legacy MS Access database or like its GUI, then there are ways to boost its abilities by teaming it up with SQL. Published ...

DBeaver also supports SQL Server extensions such as Azure SQL Server, Babelfish via TDS and Google Cloud Platform SQL Server. You must select the appropriate driver in the Connect to a database window ...