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Using DbUpdater with MySql

By tewari | Published: September 28, 2009

DbUpdater can be used with mysql. Here are the files you need to jumpstart the integration – DbUpdater-MySql.zip 1. You might need to change the path to mysql.exe in mysql-exec.bat. 2. Modify values in mysql-sample-command-line.bat. Make sure mysql.data.dll is placed in GAC or in the same directory as DbUpdater.exe. Connector binaries can be downloaded from [...]

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Create Games From Scratch

By tewari | Published: April 11, 2009

My 18 month old son woke me up at 4 in the morning. I got him to go back to sleep, but … and here I am writing. A few weeks ago, I downloaded Scratch from M.I.T’s website. Scratch is a programming language for kids. You drag/drop and (literally) snap together programming constructs to create [...]

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Using NHibernate With SQLite in DbUpdater

By tewari | Published: September 9, 2008

DbUpdater (version 1.3 onwards) can be used with sqlite3. Review the files included in DbUpdater-sqlite3.zip 1. DbUpdater.exe.config must be modified. Note changes to the following keys – exe-file, exe-args, dialect, driver_class, connetion_string. 2. SchemaVersion.hbm.xml must be modified. The ‘class’ attributes value for the ‘generator’ of ‘id’ must be changed to ‘identity’. No other changes are [...]

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