[dba-VB] Article: LINQ and stored procedures

Very, very nice. Thanks, Gustav.
(Seems like what JC was asking for over on SQLS)

Michael R. Mattys
MapPoint & Access Dev
www.mattysconsulting.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
To: <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Article: LINQ and stored procedures


> Hi all
>
> And here is what looks like a clever (and free) tool for SQL freaks to get 
> a jumpstart with LINQ in Visual Studio:
>
>  http://www.linqpad.net/
>
> /gustav
>
>>>> Gustav at cactus.dk 29-03-2008 10:59 >>>
> Hi all
>
> It looks like MS is thinking of Visual Studio as a major tool for 
> controlling SQL Server.
> An interesting article by William Sheldon in SQL Server Magazine tells 
> more, indeed about the SQLMetal tool:
>
> <quote>
> Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Language Integrated Query (LINQ) queries 
> convert Visual Basic and C# code into T-SQL*based database calls, which 
> are executed against SQL Server. Your Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 
> projects will need to target the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to use LINQ. 
> SQLMetal generates the necessary data entity and DataContext object as 
> either a .vb or .cs source file.
> </quote>
>
> http://sqlmag-pwf.texterity.com/sqlmag/200804/
>
> Pick article:
> LINQ to Your SQL Server Data
>
> A registration is needed but that is free.
>
> /gustav
>
>
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