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11/10/2011 7:29 PM
 
Jeremy Farrance


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Given DNN6 and wanting to use Razor Host - what is the best method for getting data out of tables in the current DNN instances database? Linq2SQL, EF, something else?
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11/15/2011 6:50 AM
 
cathal connolly


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it depends what you want to do - if it's readonly data then the webgrid helper is probably easiest - http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/tutorials/6-displaying-data-in-a-grid
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11/16/2011 3:04 PM
 
Jeremy Farrance


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Actually I think I am asking a more basic question than that. Given that I am in DNN, from Razor Host, but technology should I be using to read data from the tables? What @using System.something or @using DotNetNuke.something...

For files it looks like I should be using DotNetNuke.Services.FileSystem and FileManager as of 6.x.

What is the best practice way to open a table or execute a query and get back results that I can then iterate through and display?

 

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11/17/2011 1:51 PM
 
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the best thing to do is to install the razor host module and look at the sample scripts - if you look at _PortalInfo.cshtml, _TabInfo.cshtml and _ModuleInfo.cshtml you'll see that there are a few helpers to access the instances of the current values. if you look at _UserList.cshtml you'll see something that runs a direct query and then iterates over the values, however I'd encourage you to bring in the relevant namespaces (via the @Imports Mynamespace razor directive) and use the API to acquire data.
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