I don't know what SSIS is... Like all things theres probably good designers and bad ones, I wouldn't dream of handcoding a form design.....but the form designer has a whole stack of problems.
I liked the Dataset designer, but only used it in constrained ways. I suspect it wont be practical to hand code Entity Framework designs...and in fact my problem is not the designer but the database wizard....I can force it to do what I want, it's just unpleasant. > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Cowan > Sent: 28 August 2008 10:55 > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Entity framework designer too clever for > it's own good... > > I think designer lead development is fraught with danger.Especially of the > M$ variety with it's format being Xml.My last experience was with SSIS > which was very painful.The minute you need to something the designer can't > do or change the source, you have had it.Is it not possible to use EF > without the [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:52:29 > +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] > Entity framework designer too clever for it's own good...> To: ADVANCED- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I can force the designer to split it into 2 > by adding a dummy field on> Composite...not ideal.....> > I expect I can > hand code it, but I think that's beyond me, and despite> not being a fan > of wizards, I actually think (from experience with> datasets) that one of > the biggest selling points is the rapid> creation/recreation of typesafe > schemas.> > (For the moment I'll add a dummy field).> > > > -----Original > Message-----> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:ADVANCED-> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicholls, > Mark> > Sent: 28 August 2008 10:48> > To: ADVANCED- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Entity framework > designer too clever for> it's> > own good...> > > > Hello,> > > > not sure > this is a sensible place to post this, but I'll give it a do.> > > > I've > got a problem implementing something similar to the composite> > pattern > in the entity framework using single class = single table> > inheritance.> > > The composite can only have 1 child.> > > > We've got a table> > > > > Component> > ComponentID int (primary key, auto increment) (identity)> > > > > Composite> > ComponentID int (PK and FK into ComponentID) (identity)> > > PartID int (FK into ComponentID)> > > > > > Now put it through the import > 'wizard' and it's too clever by> half...i.e.> > it doesn't do what I want > it to...> > > > It basically creates a single entity called Component, and > then makes> the> > partID a self reference, there is no Composite > Entity...> > > > While this makes logical sense, Composites are just > Components with a> > reference and Non Composites are ones with > none...it's not what I> want.> > > > Any ideas?> > > > > ===================================> > This list is hosted by > DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com> > > > View archives and manage > your subscription(s) at> > http://discuss.develop.com> > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE> > This e-mail (and any attached files) is > confidential and protected by > copyright (and other intellectual property > rights). 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