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  • LInQ to Entities (DB2/Oracle/MySQL/Access...)

    Hi, For those of you who started using DB2 9.7 provider in LUW, you would have definitely seen good amount of new features. One of those new features is a native support to LInQ - Language Integrated Query. If you are not aware of what LInQ is, please search for "linq" at google. Yes if you are until now not aware of what Linq is - you are yet to enter our own world.

    For those of you who use Linq with your DB2... All you require is DB2 provider 9.7 in your windows development box where you have visual studio 2008. Your actual DB2 server can even be 8.1 to 9.7.

    Ok. Now assume you are at a stage of writing LInQ db queries and competing the Linq to SQL guys by using ADO.NET Entity Data Model (edmx). At this stage you must have a tool called Linq to SQL debug visualizer. This tools helps you view the actual native DB sql statement and lets you execute and view results while you continue to debug. Oops. Did you try it with your edmx? No. Linq to SQL supports only MS SQL server. So now you want an equivalent tool... free?

    Ok. I heard you. You may download an equivalent tool called "RV's Linq to Entity debug visualizer" thru http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.micr...c-19e00e0a4e69
    I've tested this Visual Studio debug visualizer with DB2 9.7 provider against DB2 8.2 server. In case you have difficulty in using the tool please look at http://www.thinqlinq.com/Post.aspx/T...ity-Visualizer

    I'm planning to prepare a walkthough in Visual Basic.net for all DB2 users. The purpose will be to create a silverlight 3 web application with DB2 as database. Let me see the responses to this forum message after which i shall publish a walkthrough.
    Thanks
    RV
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