David Hayden [MVP C#]

david

Thanks so much for explainig the use of the Data Access Guidance package  (DAGP) and also the Repository  Factory guidance Package(RFGP).

I had downloaded a screen cast last week for the DAGP set up a datalayer for my project using your demo as an example I noticed that one of the generated folders was called generic and had a lot of CRUD interfaces and some reposoitory classes.

This week in your RFGP screencast there is no folder called generic and you use the Repository factory create method to create an Interface and the call a getCustomer method on that interface.

Has some of the Repository factory code base changed since last week?

If I now try to create a data access layer in a new project the generic folder is no longer generated. I have downloaded the latest code base from codeplex but did not build it or install any new msi packages.

When I initially downloaded the code I used these instructions to set up <www.codeplex.com/.../ProjectReleases.aspx)>

Have I missed a step in settingup the Repository Factory dll?

Do i need to download the latest source code and build it and use those dll's?

Jawahar

The Repository Factory is in development, so it sounds like you grabbed it at the beginning of the project before a common Microsoft.Practices.Repository Assembly was introduced.

You need to keep downloading the source from week to week as it has changed quite a bit from the beginning when it was still like the Data Access Guidance Package and it will continue to change until it becomes officially released to the community.

Hey David, Thanks for posting the screen cast. I had a quick question. I really like the repository factory but I'm not able to use the enterprise library or MS SQL Server all the time. I know you created your own flavor of the repository factory to use any library you want but is there one that lets me use IBM DB2 or Oracle?

XOR,

You could use the DbProviderFactories that are a part of the .NET 2.0 Framework, which is what the DAAB does, and create a data access layer that will work for any database.

However, what I might recommend, is just simplifying the DAAB as I mentioned here:

davidhayden.com/.../SimplifyingDataAccessRepositoryFactoryStillUsingSqlHelper.aspx

Pulling over SqlDatabase, OracleDatabase, and GenericDatabase will give you the DAAB in an easier to use package than the DAAB.

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