January 2008 - Posts

ADO.NET performance improvements with the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1
28 January 08 05:50 PM | dpblogs | 12 Comments   

With the release of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1, there are some bug fixes and improvements in ADO.NET (A list of the general fixes is at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945757 ) We worked with the CLR team to get improvements like Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Performance, Petshop, 2.0 SP1

Programming LINQ and the ADO.NET Entity Framework Webcast
28 January 08 05:18 PM | dpblogs | 4 Comments   

Check out our upcoming webcast by Mike Pizzo on LINQ and the Entity Framework. Programming LINQ and the ADO.NET Entity Framework Summary: Language Integrated Query (LINQ) introduces an exciting new way fo applications to build strongly typed queries that Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

SampleEdmxCodeGenerator sources
24 January 08 11:06 AM | dpblogs | 7 Comments   

As a follow up to my previous article on Customizing Code Generation in the ADO.NET Entity Designer , here are the sources and instructions for SampleEdmxCodeGenerator. SampleEdmxCodeGenerator is not intended for production use; instead, it demonstrates Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

Customizing Code Generation in the ADO.NET Entity Designer
24 January 08 10:10 AM | dpblogs | 6 Comments   

In previous posts, I’ve described CSDL annotations , how to extract CSDL from EDMX and introduced you to how the ADO.NET Entity Designer generates code . In this post, I’ll delve into replacing the EntityModelCodeGenerator with a SingleFileGenerator you Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

How does the ADO.NET Entity Designer generate code?
24 January 08 10:01 AM | dpblogs | 7 Comments   

I’ve had this article pending for a while; numerous folks wanted more information on this topic and I finally got some this weekend and wrote it up for your reading pleasure. The ADO.NET Entity Designer stores all its information in the EDMX file which Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

How to Extract CSDL from EDMX
24 January 08 09:59 AM | dpblogs | 8 Comments   

The ADO.NET Entity Designer stores all its information in the EDMX file which merely encapsulates the EF metadata artifacts (CSDL/MSL/SSDL content) along with a bunch of designer data in a single file. I’ve described the structure of the EDMX file in Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

Annotations in CSDL
11 January 08 12:39 PM | dpblogs | 6 Comments   

The CSDL schema supports (what we internally call) annotations . Basically, annotations are XML attributes from a custom XML namespace that are part of your EntityType’s definition. Here’s an example of an EntityType in CSDL with annotations. Notice that Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

Happy New Year!
03 January 08 09:06 AM | dpblogs | 0 Comments   

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