Um, please do not confuse LINQ with DLINQ, as they are separate things. My whole rant is up on my blog, http://donxml.com/allthingstechie/archive/2006/02/06/2522.aspx but here is the jist of it:

LINQ is defined as "The LINQ Project is a codename for a set of extensions to the .NET Framework that encompass language-integrated query, set, and transform operations. It extends C# and Visual Basic with native language syntax for queries and provides class libraries to take advantage of these capabilities."

LINQ, by itself, has nothing to do with database development technology, but with integrated language query. The query extensions are over any .NET array or collection, not databases. The DLINQ component of the LINQ Project, provides a run-time infrastructure for managing relational data as objects without giving up the ability to query. XLINQ does the same thing, but for XML.

Don2/12/2006 9:27:03 PM

See http://donxml.com/allthingstechie/archive/2006/02/06/2522.aspx

SQLDiva

Melissa2/8/2006 10:01:09 AM