I have a CodePlex project for Isolated Storage based database for Windows phone 7. You can check out this project at http://winphone7db.codeplex.com/ First step is to download the project and build it on your copter. Visit the download page for the latest recommended download. Unzip the source code on your machine, open it up …
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It this post I want to describe the process I went though building and publishing my first Silverlight application for Windows Phone 7. It is currently being tested, and I hope I will pass the test this time. I went through a couple of iterations of testing already, learning in the process from my mistakes. …
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I this post I will walk through steps of creating an ASP.NET MVC 3 application using new code first entity framework CTP as data access and business layer. Just a few upfront comments. Both technologies are in preview state right now, but will likely be released in first half of next year. To get started …
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In this post I will take a look at the new features in the next release of entity framework. Primary feature set is centered around what is commonly referred to as “Code First” approach to Entity Framework. With code first approach you write the code first, then entity framework runtime dynamically figures out how to …
Since Microsoft now released RTM version of their tools for Windows Phone 7 development, I updated my phone database project to the latest version as well. You can find this project here : http://winphone7db.codeplex.com/. I added also a new feature – ability to create tables with data on desktop, then load them into the database …
If you ever used ComboBox inside a templated columns inside DataGrid in Silverlight, you probably encountered the following issue. If you use ElementName to bind ItemsSource for a ComboBox in this situation, you will find that ElementName cannot be resolved. Typically, you have to put your items source inside Resources collection on your use control, …
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I just uploaded and published new CodePlex project I have been working on. It is an Isolated Storage based database for Windows Phone 7. I converted my existing Silverlight database project I published a long time ago and adapted it to Windows Phone 7. It supports multiple strongly typed tables, basic Linq based operations, addition …
In this post I will continue exploring Windows Phone 7 development. Almost any application needs a data source. There are a few options available for Silverlight applications on Windows Phone. You can use plain WCF service. You can optionally put it on Azure. You can also use Isolated Storage. Essentially it becomes your custom database. …
Last week I took a stab at creating my first PowerPivot spreadsheet, and I wanted to document the steps. Maybe this post will help someone, but it will help me remember, that is for sure! Before you get started, you will need to download all the software required. Here is my list: Office 2010 Beta …
Today is the day to talk about COM possibilities in Silverlight 4. One would question the titles of my post. COM and Cool in the same sentence? Let me proof this title to you. First, let me take a closer look at COM. In order to access COM, you must install Silverlight application on a …
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