Hi I am trying to learn LINQ, and in LINQ to SQL I have got following exception: This is a sample code from Linq In Action by Manning publications. Whats wrong? Exception details: Answer If my memory serves, the Customers table in Northwind does not have CustomerID as int (I think its NVARCHAR). If you wrote the Contact class manually,
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Converting a “DBML” file to a “SQL database file”
I have the DBML file of a database and would like to generate an SQL database file from this file. Thanks
How to store a list in a column of a database table
So, per Mehrdad’s answer to a related question, I get it that a “proper” database table column doesn’t store a list. Rather, you should create another table that effectively holds the elements of said list and then link to it directly or through a junction table. However, the type of list I want to create will be composed of unique
Sql Query to Linq
How would I convert this query from SQL to Linq: Update Thanks Guys, this is the code I used. Tested and returns the same as above: Answer I don’t know if the syntax is correct (especially the last two lines) but it should be pretty close. I added the 0 between group and by based on Eamon Nerbonne’s correction in
LINQ to SQL – Left Outer Join with multiple join conditions
I have the following SQL, which I am trying to translate to LINQ: I have seen the typical implementation of the left outer join (ie. into x from y in x.DefaultIfEmpty() etc.) but am unsure how to introduce the other join condition (AND f.otherid = 17) EDIT Why is the AND f.otherid = 17 condition part of the JOIN instead
How can you handle an IN sub-query with LINQ to SQL?
I’m a bit stuck on this. Basically I want to do something like the following SQL query in LINQ to SQL: Any help would be gratefully received. Answer Have a look at this article. Basically, if you want to get the equivalent of IN, you need to construct an inner query first, and then use the Contains() method. Here’s my