Newbie Guidance

[snashmcsd]

Hello,
I was wondering if anybody could point out some existing templates that would allow me to generate my BLL,DAL, CRUD procs, etc using enterprise library, but that didn't generate code that would require me to distribute 3rd party dll's. In other words, the only thing besides my code I want to deploy is enterprise libraries and not have to be forever married to third party dll's. I know I could write my own templates, but I was wondering if there is anything like that already out there.

Also, does mygeneration have the ability to regenerate only the templated stuff and I have my custom logic outside of the generated stuff so the concrete classes could get regenerated as needed?

THanks in advance for your guidance!
Steve

[mgnoonan]

Hi Steve,

Yes, there are templates for the Enterprise Library that don't require any other third-party DLLs (I assume, however, that you meant ASIDE from the EntLib DLLs ). However, at the risk of scaring you away, I'm pretty sure they only work with the EntLib 1.1 on .NET 1.1.

The EntLib 1.1 has been deprecated by Microsoft, I'm not even sure you can download it anymore (although I have it if you want it). And I abandoned those templates after I started on EasyObjects, since EO was offering me so much more functionality. Basically the templates generate code that follows the design pattern of the ASP.NET 1.1 Start Kit business objects.

But they are completely free, and you can modify them to your needs, if you want to bring them up to a more current version of the EntLib. The C# templates can be found here:

http://www.mygenerationsoftware.com/TemplateLibrary/Archive/?guid=13a1b62a-548f-4e7a-bb70-7654b13fc05d

There is also a VB.NET version, but you should be able to find it.

[mgnoonan]

Scratch my last, I see that some other people have updated my templates more recently!

http://www.mygenerationsoftware.com/TemplateLibrary/Template/?id=2d90f9de-f4af-4eee-beef-cb3531dbd64f

So I guess the moral of the story is, have a look around the template library! You never know what you might find!

[snashmcsd]

Thanks for your help! I appreciate it.
Are you aware of what the future plans are for my generation?

[mgnoonan]

Thanks for your help! I appreciate it.
Are you aware of what the future plans are for my generation?

You would have to ask Justin that question...

[justin.greenwood]

The project is active and still being worked on, with code changes coming in a few times a week on sourceforge. If you have suggestions or ideas, let us know.