May 2008 - Posts

Updated Entity Framework Samples
27 May 08 12:25 PM | dpblogs | 4 Comments   

Looking for Entity Framework Samples that work with VS2008 SP1 Beta? You can check out our New and Updated Samples, Toolkits and Extensions on Code Gallery ! Also Keep your eyes peeled for new Samples as they come online. Interested in transparent Lazy Read More...

Going to TechEd? Drop by and say Hi!
23 May 08 01:29 PM | dpblogs | 3 Comments   

Are you going to be at TechEd Developer in Orlando June 3rd - 6th? Stop by and say Hi to the ADO.NET Team at our booth in the Technical Learning Center (TLC). You can also check out our Breakout and ChalkTalk sessions below: 6/3 1:15pm-2:30pm T1C33 Understanding Read More...

How does Referential Integrity Work?
22 May 08 09:01 AM | elisaj | 1 Comments   

This article talks about details of EF’s support for referential integrity constraints. It shows how to use the feature and describes many of the subtle details of the feature’s behavior. Mirek Szymanski Entity Framework Developer Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

How Do I... ? New Entity Framework Videos
20 May 08 10:36 AM | dpblogs | 9 Comments   

Looking for a brief introduction to the Entity Framework? The Entity Data Source? Check out our latest How Do I? Videos to find out more. You can access the videos directly using the links below. How Do I Get Started with the Entity Framework? .wmv .zip Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

Entity Framework Breaking Changes - SP1 Beta
14 May 08 11:18 AM | dpblogs | 7 Comments   

There were a number of changes to the Entity Framework between Beta 3 and the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta that will require updates to existing source code. These breaking changes can be found here including the mitigation for adjusting to the new behavior. Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework

Can't find the Entity Data Source?
14 May 08 10:13 AM | dpblogs | 3 Comments   

If you upgrade the RTM version of Visual Studio 2008 with the SP1 service pack distribution, the EntityDataSource control does not appear in the Data group of the Web project Toolbox by default. To add the control to the Toolbox: Open Visual Studio Open Read More...

What's New in the SP1 Beta for LINQ to SQL?
14 May 08 10:06 AM | dpblogs | 7 Comments   

Monday we announced the availability of the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework SP1 Beta releases, and now you're probably wondering... well what's changed in LINQ to SQL? Here goes... Across the LINQ to SQL we have made numerous bug fixes, better SQL Read More...

What's New in the SP1 Beta?
12 May 08 09:30 PM | dpblogs | 32 Comments   

This morning we announced the availability of the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework SP1 Beta releases, and now you're probably wondering... well what's changed? Here goes... Across the Entity Framework we have made numerous bug fixes (more than 200 Read More...

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta & .NET 3.5 SP1 Beta
11 May 08 09:59 PM | dpblogs | 5 Comments   

We are very excited to announce that .NET 3.5 SP1 Beta 1 and Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta 1 are now available! This beta marks the entry of the ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services (aka project Astoria) as part of the overall .NET/Visual Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services

Recent ADO.NET Entity Framework provider news - Demos and downloads
06 May 08 10:23 PM | dpblogs | 10 Comments   

Here are a few quick announcements about ADO.NET providers supporting the Entity Framework. Enjoy! Core Lab (Connectivity to Multiple Data Stores) Core Lab was the first ADO.NET provider writer to support Beta 3 of the Entity Framework. Their provider Read More...

Filed under: ADO.NET, Entity Framework, Providers, Beta 3, IBM, SQLite, Core Lab, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Npgsql, Oracle, ADO.NET Data Services