Orcas beta2: what's where (directories I mean)?

I got a few mails and saw a few forum posts about the confusion created by new locations for dll/exe in beta2. So here is where you can find LINQ to SQL related files.

  • New .NET Framework 3.5 DLLs (green bits) are in: Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.5\
  • SqlMetal.exe is in Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\V6.0A\Bin\

Another source of confusion - designer vs. SqlMetal

  • The visual designer for generating mapped LINQ to SQL classes is a part of Visual Studio 2008. You need to install some SKU of Visual Studio to use it.
  • SqlMetal.exe is a command line tool that is a part of the Windows SDK and lives in the same directory as similar command-line tools like Xsd.exe
Published 29 July 07 11:49 by Dinesh.Kulkarni

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# Charlie Calvert's Community Blog said on August 13, 2007 2:39 AM:

There are several good new blogs from members of the Microsoft C# team. Nevertheless, the most important

# Charlie Calvert's Community Blog said on August 13, 2007 2:31 PM:

There are several good new blogs from members of the Microsoft C# team. Nevertheless, the most important

# Pavan Kulkarni said on September 27, 2007 8:38 AM:

Hi,

Can you pls specify which SKUs support the visual designer? Does "Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition" Beta 2 Trail support this?

It would be great if you can let me know @ pavvu_akk@yahoo.com. Either way it's fine.

TIA

# Dinesh.Kulkarni said on October 2, 2007 2:14 AM:

Pavan,

All SKUs of Visual Studio have the visual designer. Professional Edition certainly supports the designer.

You can get started as follows:

Open solution explorer

Right click the project

Select add new item

Select LINQ to SQL classes

Open server explorer (add connection if not already present)

Drag and drop away ...

Dinesh

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About Dinesh.Kulkarni

I am a program manager in the Visual C# Product Unit of Microsoft. I am currently working on the LINQ project with specific responsibility for DLinq. Previously, I have been in a PM in SQL Server working on ObjectSpaces and DataSet. In pre-MS life, I have worked for companies ranging from startup to IBM on a wide range of software projects. Before I started working, I did M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. (CSE) from the University of Notre Dame and B.Tech. E.E. from IIT Bombay, India.

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