Re: [Firebird-net-provider] LINQ

[Leo <at...@gm...>]

Ok, thank you, I will give it a try.


Jiri Cincura wrote:
> On 4/24/08, Leo <at...@gm...> wrote:
>   
>> Jiri, in your blog
>>  (http://blog.vyvojar.cz/jirka/archive/2008/03/24/entity-framework-and-firebird-part-2.aspx)
>>  there is some code showing Firebird and linq... I know it is just some
>>  tests but can you direct me to some docs on wich I can learn how to do
>>     
>
> It's support for Entity Framework, which in short is LINQ to SQL for
> any database. You have to download ADO.NET Entity Framework and
> install it (and some VS patches AFAIR). Current version is Beta 3.
> This gives you option to add to project "model". Further steps are
> similar to LINQ to SQL, if you're familiar with it.
>
>   
>>  it (where and how I map the tables, etc)? And are you using the svn
>>  version of the provider?
>>     
>
> Yes, you can use weekly build from (if you don't wanna build it home)
> http://netprovider.cincura.net . You need to to have it in GAC and
> working DDEX.
>
> It's highly unstable, but at least generating model from tables/or
> mapping to tables some entity(ies) should work. Also simple SQL
> statements generating should work (this is most unstable part) - from
> LINQ or from Entity SQL. Mapping to CLR types is also almost done,
> need only some review and testing. I hope to finish it soon (I don't
> think I'm far from public alpha) and start testing.
>
> Feel free to ask or provide feedback about tests.
>
>