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May 2008 - OData

Securing Data Services

May 28, 2008 May 28, 2008 05/28/08
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We have received a lot of questions lately about how to authenticate calls to an ADO.NET Data Service.  Mike Taulty has created a nice post outlining some of the options for authenticating calls to data services.  Check it out here: https://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2008/05/27/10447.aspx   -Mike...

Merge vs. Replace Semantics for Update Operations

May 20, 2008 May 20, 2008 05/20/08
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So far Astoria has used “merge” semantics for update. That is, an “update” operation (an HTTP PUT request) replaces the values of the properties for the target entity that are specified in the input payload; this applies both to properties and links. If a property or link is not present in a PUT operation, it means “leave it with its...

ADO.NET Data Services Framework Beta 1 is Live!

May 12, 2008 May 12, 2008 05/12/08
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We are very excited to announce that .NET 3.5 SP1 Beta 1 and Visual Studio 2008  SP1 Beta 1 are now available!  This beta marks the entry of the ADO.NET Data Services Framework as well as the ADO.NET Entity Framework as part of the overall .NET/Visual Studio product and will be the final beta before the RTM of both technologies. ...