Zlatko Michailov on Entity SQL
The ultimate Entity SQL blog
Now that SQL Server 2008 is out the door, I’m full throttle on my new job. I’m totally excited about...
Date: 09/09/2008
I have to admit publically that I’ve decided to take on new challenges unrelated to EDM and Entity...
Date: 05/27/2008
The .NET Framework SP1 Beta-compatible version of eSqlBlast is available at...
Date: 05/12/2008
Following the spirit of Primer to ConnectionStringBuilder from ADO.NET 2.0, let’s see how the...
Date: 03/14/2008
If your app is small enough, i.e. you write your own database schema (for SQL Server) and you write...
Date: 03/14/2008
MSDN Code Gallery is now live! It’s a place to download compiled binaries rather than source code....
Date: 01/31/2008
I recently blogged about canonical functions in Entity Framework and SQL Server’s LEN() function....
Date: 12/20/2007
There is a peculiarity around the LEN() function in SQL Server that not many people have realized or...
Date: 12/14/2007
Often, people categorize Entity Framework as an Object/Relational Mapper and try to compare it to...
Date: 12/14/2007
2007.12.18: Today I posted an update to How to Parse an EntityDataReader - I discovered (and fixed)...
Date: 12/12/2007
Entity Framework Beta 3 and related packages are available for public download: · Entity Framework...
Date: 12/06/2007
Canonical functions were introduced in the Beta 2 release of Entity Framework. Their purpose is to...
Date: 12/05/2007
API = syntax + behavior
Date: 12/04/2007
Until Beta 2 ObjectQuery’s builder methods used to build a Command Tree. There were multiple...
Date: 12/04/2007
The way to get the native SQL generated for an ObjectQuery is exactly the same as for EntityCommand...
Date: 12/04/2007
With the Beta 3 release, Entity Framework is introducing an easy way to get the native SQL from an...
Date: 12/04/2007
This post was intended to be a reply to this question...
Date: 11/21/2007
Last Friday I blogged about making local variables behave consistently in LINQ to Entities queries....
Date: 11/19/2007
LINQ is very nice about referencing local variables without any additional declaration. When I ran...
Date: 11/16/2007
2007.12.18: Please accept my apologies – today I discovered (and fixed) two bugs in the parsing...
Date: 11/16/2007
A well defined query against a well defined entity data model does not need JOIN. Navigation...
Date: 11/01/2007
On Nov 27, 2007 I'll speak about Query Options for Entity Framework at DevTeach in Vancouver, BC....
Date: 10/24/2007
A query issued through Entity Framework undergoes three main transformations: 1. Compilation 2....
Date: 10/24/2007
Literals “abc” Value abc ‘abc’ Value abc 1 Value 1 {2} Value 2 {3, 4, 5} Value 3 4 5 Rows ROW(1 AS...
Date: 10/24/2007
ADO.NET’s Entity Client comes with a client-side query engine that provides a consistent...
Date: 10/24/2007