Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-18 Thread Frans Bouma
t; > > though separating your data access without inheritance (e.g. > > composition > > > > versus inheritance) might be a better solution overall. > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topic

Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-18 Thread Mike Andrews
l. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Andrews > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:13 AM > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM &g

Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-17 Thread Frans Bouma
ght be a better solution overall. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Andrews > > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:13 AM > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP

Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-17 Thread Mike Andrews
nced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Andrews > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:13 AM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or > ADO.NET Entity Framework > > Hi Lain, > &g

Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-17 Thread Shawn Wildermuth
Behalf Of Mike Andrews Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:13 AM To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework Hi Lain, Thanks for the quick response. I finally found the answer (through several online

Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-17 Thread Mike Andrews
Hi Lain, Thanks for the quick response. I finally found the answer (through several online posts). The current design of the LINQ-SQL system does not allow cross-assembly inheritance nor conventional inheritance, per se. Hopefully MS will rectify this situation with the next release or perhaps th

Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-17 Thread Iain Smallwood
Hi Mike, I do not use the dbml designer, as it seems to get a bit too complicated once you get many tables etc involved or want to change the schenma - I prefer SQLMetal, though it should amount to the same thing. I am not sure what is causing your problem but I am able to a) extend the class in

[ADVANCED-DOTNET] Inheritance in LINQ-SQL Framework and/or ADO.NET Entity Framework

2008-09-16 Thread Mike Andrews
I have a problem for which I cannot seem to discern a reasonable solution. I would like to use the LINQ-SQL classes and objects for doing my database manipulations but both seem to be lacking in the area that I need and I would like to know if any of you have a reasonable solution/answer (or just t