From: Michael C on
"Michael Coles" <admin(a)geocodenet.com> wrote in message
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> Since we're really stretching the definition of "support for TVPs", we can
> surely stretch the definition of "support for digestion" to include the
> Food Network. As you say, it depends on how you look at it, if you choose
> to look at it that way. :) The fact that the LINQ providers have no
> support for TVPs is not even a question. The fact that you can kludge
> around the lack of support by adding a layer of abstraction between SQL
> Server and LINQ doesn't change that fact.
>
> We could likewise say that JavaScript has no support for querying SQL
> Server directly; however, we can put a Web Service in between JavaScript
> and SQL Server to accept requests from JavaScript, connect to SQL Server,
> execute the query, and return the results to JavaScript in JSON format.
> This doesn't mean JavaScript now suddenly *poof* supports SQL Server
> querying -- what it means is we have added a layer of abstraction in
> between JavaScript and SQL Server that can communicate with both. You've
> proposed the same thing with ADO.NET, which doesn't suddenly mean that
> *wow* LINQ suddenly supports TVPs.

Looks like we're going to have to agree to disagree on this extremely minor,
drawn out point.

Michael


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