This is merely a heads-up post for our users. The new EntitySpaces Beta is now available for download. The Trial version as well as the Developer version and Source are all available for download. Our revamped ASPX templates, now referred to as GridLoaders, are included in the trial. The old ASPX pages are no longer shipped, if you have them and are using them you do not have to switch over to the new GridLoaders.
The new DynamicQuery improvements are significant in this release. It is not the goal of this release to be able to perform every query possible, but it should go a long way toward improving your productivity.
Here are the new features included in this release.
- The DynamicQuery API now supports InnerJoin, LeftJoin, RightJoin and FullJoin
- The Collection classes now have a method called LowLevelBind() which will bind to the low level DataTable, useful when bringing back extra columns that are not in your entity.
- The DynamicQuery API now supports Arithmetic Expressions using + - * / %
- The DynamicQuery API now supports the C# natural language operators & (and) as well as | (or). VB users can use And and Or
- The ASPX Suite(S) have been enhanced and are now referred to the "GridLoaders", their is a PDF on your menu after installation.
- The is now an esDataSource sample (C# and VB) located in the EntitySpaces directory after install
- There are three new starter templates in the EntitySpaces.Example.Templates namespace for those wishing to create templates.
From mobile devices to large scale enterprise solutions in need of serious transaction support, EntitySpaces can meet your needs. Whether you’re writing an ASP.NET application with medium trust requirements, or a Windows.Forms application, the EntitySpaces architecture is there for you. EntitySpaces is provider independent, which means that you can run the same binary code against any of the supported databases. EntitySpaces is available in both C# and VB.NET. EntitySpaces uses no reflection, no XML files, and sports a tiny foot print of less than 200k. Pound for pound, EntitySpaces is one tough, dependable .NET architecture.
The EntitySpaces Team
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Persistence Layer and Business Objects for Microsoft .NET
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