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Following on from previous post. If you are converting an existing project and database with lots of stored procedures to EF then you have a big job. Support for returning procedures is limited and involves hand editing the EDML file. If you then refresh from your database all you hand codes stuff is deleted. Nor does it support returning scalers.With Linq To SQL this is a … [Read more...] about Entity Framework – Pain Continued

As part of my on going project to use and learn the Entity Framework I have come across a bit of a problem. The Entity Framwork does not easily map database functions onto the model. At present there does not seem to be an easy way around thisHere are some of the links and tips I … [Read more...] about Entity Framework – Functions are a pain

This is a simple way to configure columns as Read Only when using Dynamic DataMake two copies of the Text.ascx field template and name one ReadOnly.ascx and the other ReadOnly_Edit.ascx then annotate the field in your metadata partial class as follows[UIHint("ReadOnly")]public object UpdateDate;This works fine as the UIHint uses the ReadOnly field template to display the column … [Read more...] about ASP.NET – Dynamic Data – Read Only Column

If you have ever done any .NET remoting in the past you would would have come acrossIngo Rammer part of the ThinkTecture Team. Ingo really knows his stuff and is a great speaker.Anyway Ingo has created a small project which generates your metadata partial classes from your EF/L2S generated model. linkIts pretty handy. Give it a go … [Read more...] about Dynamic Data Partial ClassGenerator

The Dynamic Data templates option in VS 2008 can be a bit confusing so here is an overview.The “Dynamic Data Entities Web Site” template create an empty Entity Framework project and you use Add -> New -> ADO.NET Entity Data Model to add your data model to the project. The Dynamic Data routing is configured in the global.asax file.If you want to control how Dynamic Data … [Read more...] about Dynamic Data Templates in VS 2008

If you want some tips on using Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 visit Sara Ford's blog Sara Ford Blog … [Read more...] about Visual Studio Tips – Sara Ford

There are lots of posts which seem to hint that Linq to SQL has gone down a cul de sac and will no longer be developed and that the Entity Framework is now the way to go. Article However I think L2S is great for small Sql Server based projects and I will probably still use it.Here is a great Entity Framework FAQ page with lots of links Entity Framework FAQ … [Read more...] about Entity Framework – Linq To SQL