Recent blog posts about T4


I came across several blog posts about T4 code generation you may find useful.

Sanjay Nagamangalam posted a T4 script for generating Entity Framework Views.

Damien Guard posted a T4 template for generating LINQ to SQL DataContext class in C# for all tables in a given SQL Server database.

New Age Solutions posted a T4 template for generating WiX source file that will install all files in a given directory. Make sure to read Rob Mensching comments at the bottom of the page about impact of regenerating component GUID values on installer’s ability to perform patches and upgrades.

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June 27th, 2008
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Henry Lee
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June 30, 2008 at 11:16 pm

After long struggle fixed the issue identified by Rob. Now t4 template takes into account previously generated component guid. I tested doing major upgrades and it works!

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Rob Mensching
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January 15, 2009 at 5:52 pm

Henry, major upgrades can be scheduled in such a way that they will not expose the Component Rules issues. To really verify, try building a patch from build to build. That tends to be where everything gets messed up with auto-generated .wxs files.