TutorialonQueryinganMSSqlDatabaseTablewithLINQ(updated2013.11.

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1. DownloadtheNorthwinddatabaseinstallationscript(onMoodle),openitintheMicrosoftSQLServer
ManagementStudio(File,Open,File)andexecuteit(F5)tocreatetheNorthwindDatabase.

2. InMicrosoftVisualStudio2012:

(a) establishadataconnectiontotheNorthwinddatabase

i. opentheServerExplorer(View,ServerExplorer)

ii. rightclickonDataConnectionsandselectAddConnection

iii. typeintheservername(virtualmachine:studentPC),selectNorthwindfromtheSelectionor
enteradatabasenamepulldownmenu,thenclickOK.

(b) createaWindowsFormsApplicationprojectandnameitDisplayEmpTable

(c) inthesolutionexploerer,renameForm1.cstoDisplayEmployeeTable.cs(rightclick,Rename,enter
andclickonYES)

(d) inDisplayEmployeeTable.cs[Design],clickontheform,thengotoPropertiesandchangethetextto
DisplayEmployeeTable

(e) generatetheLINQtoSQLclasses

i. intheSolutionExplorer,

A. rightclickontheprojectname(DisplayEmpTable),thenselectAdd,NewItem

B. selectLINQtoSQLClasses

C. changethenametoNorthwind.dbml

D. clickonAdd

ii. intheServerExplorer,

A. expandstudentpc.Northwind.dbo,thenexpandTables

B. dragEmployeestoNorthwind.dbmlintheeditor(knownastheObjectRelationalDesigner)

iii. saveall

(f) lookoverthegeneratedfilesandreferencesintheSolutionExplorer
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(g) addtheEmployeeLINQtoSQLclassasadatasource

i. selectProject,AddNewDataSource

ii. selectObjectandclickNext

iii. expandDisplayEmpTabletwice(drilldownnamesarethesame),thenselectEmployeeandclick
Finish

iv. thenewlycreatedEmployeeclasscanbeexaminedbyopeningtheDataSourceswindow(very
leftofVisualStudio)

(h) createtheGUI

i. switchtheeditorbacktoDisplayEmployeeTable.cs[Design]

ii. inDataSources,Employeewillnowbeadropdownmenu;clickonitandselectDataGridView

iii. dragEmployeefromDataSourcestotheforminthedesigneditor

iv. tofillthewindow,clickonthegridthengotothePropertyeditorandchangethevalueofDock
toFill

v. noticetheBindingNavigatortoolbaratthetopofthewindow

(i) connecttheNorthwindDataContexttotheemployeeBindingSource

i. createtheform'sloadhandler

A. doubleclickontheform'stitlebar

B. addthisprivatedatamembertoclassDisplayEmployeeTable

privateNorthwindDataContextdatabase
=newNorthwindDataContext();

C. addtheLINQquerytothemethodDisplayEmployeeTable_Load

employeeBindingSource.DataSource=
fromemployeeindatabase.Employees
orderbyemployee.EmployeeID
selectemployee;
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ii. addthecodetosavechangesbacktothedatabase

A. backinDisplayEmployeeTable.cs[Design],rightclickonthesaveicon(thefloppydisk)and
selectEnabled

B. doubleclickonthesaveiconandaddthiscodetothemethod
employeeBindingNavigatorSaveItem_Click

Validate();
employeeBindingSource.EndEdit();
database.SubmitChanges();

3. runtheproject,thenviewandmakechanges