I've been doing good up to the point where we create the data content. I add the ENTUserAccount to the ORM designer. On page 26 it says 3 new methods were added to the Extensibility Method Definitions. I do not get any additional method definitions. I've remove the table and placed is back in the designer, no luck. Any suggestions, Obviously a new person to ASP Net and Visual Studio, just trying to self-learn.

if you expand the Extensibility Method Definitions region in the HRPaidTimeOff.designer.cs file you should see the following code.

#region Extensibility Method Definitions
partial void OnCreated();
partial void InsertENTUserAccount(ENTUserAccount instance);
partial void UpdateENTUserAccount(ENTUserAccount instance);
partial void DeleteENTUserAccount(ENTUserAccount instance);
#endregion

These are the methods the book is referring to.

Let me know if this helps,
Vince

Yes, I see what the book says, that is not what I am seeing. there is only the
Ed

hmmm... this is a strange one. I created a brand new project and added a LINQ To SQL item, dragged the ENTUserAccount table on the ORM designer and it created the 3 partial methods in the code behind as expected. I tried this using VS 2008 pre SP1 and also with SP1 and both worked the same.
What is the build number for VS? It's in the Help - About Microsoft Visual Studio screen.

I have VS 2008 version 9.0.30729.1 SP
Net Framework version 3.5 SP 1

That's the same version I'm using.

The only way I was able to repeat this was to add a second LINQ to SQL file and drag the ENTUserAccount table on that file. The second file did not have the three partial methods. Do you already have a LINQ to SQL file in your project with the ENTUserAccount table?

Check to see if you've set the primary key in the database. I made that mistake, and the result was a lot like what you described!

Your are exactly right! Addiig a primary key did the trick, now if the book had said that I'd be ahead by at least 3 weeks...

I too had this problem when I first started and setting the primary key resolved it for me.