Entity Framework 6 - first steps to a full xBase solution

[Phil Hepburn]

Hi Robert, Team, and guys,

Well, I now have my head back into 'Entity Framework 6' (as version 7 seems a long way off, and will most likely be 'Entity Core' instead, according to wen articles etc..

Still 'EF6' is working well in C#, and is set to be around for quite some time according to reliable sources.

So I am first trying to convert my old Vulcan / C# 'hybrid' Cologne apps into fully coded X# ones. In the past I used a 'thin' DAL (data access layer) where the LINQ stuff was done in C# and the other stuff in Vulcan. Nice WPF data bound example.

I have some of code compiling with the X# compiler, but now I am having some problems with the 'Configuration' classes, when I try and code them in X# from CSharp. And Fabrice's Reflector plug-in gives me an amazing complex and large translation ;-0( It may be correct BUT will put guys off EF for life I would guess ;-0)

Can you just look at the first three attached small images to see if you can see what I can do (easily) to put things right ?

Here is the CSharp code :-

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And now you can see what I was trying :-

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Here below (included) is an image of my best try as well as the errors :-

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And for any who wish to see the Reflector details ;-0))) see below (if you can read the detail !?

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HELP most welcomed.

Regards,
Phil.

[wriedmann]

Hi Phil,

maybe a first help: "func" is a reserved word in X#.

The following code fails to compile:

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class Func
end class

where as

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class @@Func
end class

compiles.

Maybe you could try to write <func> as <@@func>

Wolfgang

P.S. this code compiles on my machine:

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using System.Collections.Generic

class @@func
end class

class TestFunc    
	protect oFuncs		as List<@@Func>
end class

[Phil Hepburn]

Thanks Wolfgang,

Great!

That has gotten me further it would seem - so now I have the following single issue being reported.

Any ideas - you or anyone else ?

Thanks in advance ;-0)
Phil.

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[Phil Hepburn]

Sorry,

Wrong image - must be watching the football has made my concentration go ;-0)

Try two

[Phil Hepburn]

Try three ?

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This should be a single error line reported .............>>

Cheers,
Phil.

[wriedmann]

Hi Phil,

this try was the right one <g>. But I have let this to someone other, maybe Chris or Robert.

Wolfgang

P.S. have to go back to VO programming now

[robert]

Phil
Can you create a small (10 line) sample without external depedencies that reproduces this ?

Robert

[Phil Hepburn]

Hi Robert,

Yes, I think I can do that tomorrow - too late tonight, and I have spent enough brain power on EF6 for today ;-0)

Although I can make a small example - without outside dependencies - just 10 lines may be pushing things a bit.

Fingers crossed I can send you something useful. I have got quite a way with this in order to get EF6 working, this just feels like the last step (or two) - then we will 'have it'.

Do you wish me to send the code etc., to your private mail box ? It would seem like the best thing to do. I can then post stuff when we get a working syntax, and the code nice and tidy.

All the best,
Phil.

[robert]

Phil,

If I look at your example (on a larger screen then yesterday) I see:

System:Linq:Expressions:Expression:Lambda<.....>

Shouldn't that be:

System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Lambda<.....>

Not sure if this solves your problem, but I think these are all namespace delimiters and should be dots in stead of colons.

Robert

[NickFriend]

Hi Phil,

I may be missing something, but I don't understand your original C#. Why not just use something like

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HasOptional(e => e.Attendee).WithMany().HasForeignKey(x => x.AttendeeID)

That ought to translate to X#.
Or just use Nullable<>.

Nick