Linq-to-entities in DotNetNuke

Question

Is it possible to use linq-to-entities in DotNetNuke? On the other hand can a c# dotnetnuke development package be used to develop a linq-to-entities dotnetnuke web application?

Answer 1

Version 7 of DNN will start using PetaPoco as an ORM. You should definitely consider using PetaPoco instead of Linq-To-Entities.

http://www.charlesnurse.com/Blog/tabid/226/EntryId/53/DAL-2-A-New-DotNetNuke-Data-Layer-for-a-New-Decade.aspx

Answer 2

There is a module template available at http://dnntechtemplate.codeplex.com/ which demonstrates using Entity Framework in a DotNetNuke environment (taking care of the objectQualifier and databaseOwner configuration automatically).