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Hi everyone, I have recently been trying to figure out the Active Records pattern. I have created a blank test application and have downloaded the Castle Project ActiveRecords but have been unable to even start it working. I read their getting started page and it got very confusing. I then found this blog and tried following it but it works with ASP.net and I use WPF. The blog is kinda old so not everything matches my experience with active records but I was able to follow it up until it started using the web config xml file, which I don't have in my wpf app. Then I found this other blog which uses an xml file but also uses a windows service so was wondering if I had to use a windows service to use active records?

Really what I need is for someone to point me to a simple wpf active records tutorial. I also use an oracle database and all the blogs, tutorials and stuff I've seen so far has been using the microsoft SQLExpress database so some help on the xml connection details (dialect, driver etc) for the oracle database would be great (although from what I read using the mssql2008 dialect is fine with most databases).

I appreciate any help I can get, and I apologize if this is the wrong forum to post, there is really no specific Active Records forum or implementing new frameworks forum that I saw but if there is please let me know and I will move it there.

Thank you
- Moved by Sheldon _Xiao Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:20 AM (From:Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF))
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Good to know! =^)

So we don't support Oracle here. For Oracle questions, go here: http://www.oracle.com/us/support/index.html

For WPF questions, ask here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wpf/threads/

I understand that's where the question was first asked, but if that's the only Microsoft technology you're using here, then that's where to ask.

I can move the thread back if you want.

There's a chance that this WPF community hasn't ever had your scenario. You might want to try other WPF communities. For example:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/wpf

Thanks!

Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Customer Program Manager (Blog, Small Basic, Wiki Ninjas, Wiki)

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- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:09 PM
- Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:15 PM
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Hi dino2dy,

I think it is not a WPF issue, however I could not rediect you to the correct forum to get better support, because I am not fimilar with the technique you mentioned, and I could not get what is your main concern, so I am not sure which forum is better, could I move your thread to "where is the forum for..." for, and maybe other members could help you find the correct forum.

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Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:17 AM
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Sure Sheldon, I mean not like I'm getting many replies on this forum. I was just like you really not certain where to put this.

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Ask in one of these...

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlexpress/threads

http://forums.asp.net/

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Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Customer Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)
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2 things though. One I am working with an Oracle Database and not SQL Express and 2 I am working with WPF and not ASP...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:01 PM
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Good to know! =^)

So we don't support Oracle here. For Oracle questions, go here: http://www.oracle.com/us/support/index.html

For WPF questions, ask here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wpf/threads/

I understand that's where the question was first asked, but if that's the only Microsoft technology you're using here, then that's where to ask.

I can move the thread back if you want.

There's a chance that this WPF community hasn't ever had your scenario. You might want to try other WPF communities. For example:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/wpf

Thanks!

Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Customer Program Manager (Blog, Small Basic, Wiki Ninjas, Wiki)

Answer an interesting question? Create a wiki article about it!
- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:09 PM
- Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:15 PM
- Marked as answer by Noel D PatonEditor Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:47 AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:09 PM

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