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.Net or .Net Framework is a software development platform which was developed by Microsoft. It supports various programming languages such as Visual Basic and C# and allows developers to select the language to develop using the framework. There are many advantages with using .NET such as environments to create programs in multiple languages and how it interfaces with Windows. Check out the latest .Net Framework posts from Joe Gill.

Entity Framework – Pain Continued

8th May 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

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

Entity Framework – Functions are a pain

5th May 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

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

ASP.NET – Dynamic Data – Read Only Column

30th March 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

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

Dynamic Data Partial ClassGenerator

26th March 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

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

Dynamic Data Templates in VS 2008

19th March 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

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

Silverlight Materials

12th February 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

Richard Costall and Chris Hay have provided the source code from the Silverlight talks on the following linkhttp://silverlightuk.blogspot.com/2009/01/silverlight-assault-course-dublin-cork.htmlMany thanks to Richard and Chris for coming to Cork - the feedback was great … [Read more...] about Silverlight Materials

Visual Studio Tips – Sara Ford

10th February 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

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

Entity Framework – Linq To SQL

27th January 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

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

Silverlight Sunday 18th Jan MTUG Cork

6th January 2009 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

MTUG Cork are having a full day of talks on Silverlight on Sunday 18th January. Richard Costall and Chris Hay are the speakers and will cover the following topicsXAP File Explored, Layout, Silverlight Sockets, WCF, Syling/Templating, Brushes, Transforms + Animation, DataBinding, Isolated Stored, Gaming, User ControlsSilverlight Encryption + CompressionThis will be a great event … [Read more...] about Silverlight Sunday 18th Jan MTUG Cork

Your first Dynamics CRM WorkFlow Activity

12th December 2008 by Joe Gill Leave a Comment

This post show should act as a guideline to creating you first workflow activity dll for Dynamics CRM. It includes some gotachas I came across so hopefully it will save you some time.Create a new workflow activity library in Visual Studio You need to reference the CRM Micrsoft.Crm.Sdk and , Micrsoft.Crm.Sdk.TypeProxy dlls in your project. Rename the class to a suitable name and … [Read more...] about Your first Dynamics CRM WorkFlow Activity

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