I just started working for a company that broke off ties with their old software provider, they gave me all the cd's with all the code on it and I guess they used this LLBLGen to generate a majority of their code. I have never used a code generator and have no idea how to get this thing working. The production version uses 1.0.2004.1, but the development version uses 1.0.2004.2 and the dll is no where to be found. So I figured I need to regenerate the code or something, tried that and nothing happened. So I have a few questions.

Is there any way I can get the 1.0.2004.2 dll's?

Why would anyone use a code generator? (I'm thinking the answer is laziness)

How can I regenerate the code using the newest version so I can get this thing working?

Thanks in advance.

TLT2 wrote:

I just started working for a company that broke off ties with their old software provider, they gave me all the cd's with all the code on it and I guess they used this LLBLGen to generate a majority of their code. I have never used a code generator and have no idea how to get this thing working. The production version uses 1.0.2004.1, but the development version uses 1.0.2004.2 and the dll is no where to be found. So I figured I need to regenerate the code or something, tried that and nothing happened. So I have a few questions.

So you just have the generated code but not a license to the designer? (llblgen pro's designer which allows you to generate code)

Is there any way I can get the 1.0.2004.2 dll's?

Only if you're a licensee.

Why would anyone use a code generator? (I'm thinking the answer is laziness)

Heh, no. If you like typing redundant stuff, then of course a code generator is not for you.

How can I regenerate the code using the newest version so I can get this thing working? Thanks in advance.

Could you verify with your employer if they have a valid license for LLBLGen Pro? The software provider had, but if you want to continue work on their project, you have to have a license for llblgen pro to proceed. I'm not sure if this software provider purchased the license under your employers name, so your employer actually owns the license or not, that's a question for your employer.

Also, did you contact the software provider and tried to get information from them how to get started with the software they wrote?

so I can't generate code without a license, but can I just get the other dll so I can get the generated code to work?

TLT2 wrote:

so I can't generate code without a license, but can I just get the other dll so I can get the generated code to work?

They should have given you at least this: - their own written code - the generated code - the runtime libraries of LLBLGen pro (SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.NET11.dll and SD.LLBLGen.Pro.DQE... .dll)

so you would have a working, compilable application. Using generated code is free, you don't have to have a license for that. If they didn't gave you the runtime library dlls, you should ask them, as they have to provide you the proper material so you can correctly do your job.

it's not compilable because the dev version is needs the missing 1.0.2004.2 dll, they never made a build with that dll, only with the 1.0.2004.1 dll. They regnerated the code since the last build using the 1.0.2004.2 dll, so I need to find that somehow. The software provider and the company I am doing this work for had somewhat of a falling out and I would be a lot easier to not have to deal with them. They simply handed over a bunch of cd's with poorly structured, buggy, completely undocumented code that they developed. This is just one piece of what they did and all I want is to be able to get the dev version running so I can see that it works and then basically throw it in the trash. So, if someone can just point me to where I can get that dll I would be eternally grateful.

TLT2 wrote:

it's not compilable because the dev version is needs the missing 1.0.2004.2 dll, they never made a build with that dll, only with the 1.0.2004.1 dll. They regnerated the code since the last build using the 1.0.2004.2 dll, so I need to find that somehow. The software provider and the company I am doing this work for had somewhat of a falling out and I would be a lot easier to not have to deal with them. They simply handed over a bunch of cd's with poorly structured, buggy, completely undocumented code that they developed. This is just one piece of what they did and all I want is to be able to get the dev version running so I can see that it works and then basically throw it in the trash. So, if someone can just point me to where I can get that dll I would be eternally grateful.

Let me attach it to a post in this thread. Which database do you use? (Oracle, db2, sqlserver, etc.) so I can limit the size of the attachment to just the dlls you need

Sorry to hear you're in this sucky situation. The v1.0.2004.2 is pretty old (from 2004) so it doesn't have a lot of the features of our current version. Also, you're using .NET 1.1 I presume? (we also have native builds for .NET 1.0)

the 2 I need are

SD.LLBLGen.Pro.DQE.SqlServer.NET11.dll SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.NET11.dll

version 1.0.2004.2.042905

yeah the situation isn't the best, but thats the life of a consultant, I have to fix problems the problems of others with little to no help. Thanks a lot for your help

TLT2 wrote:

the 2 I need are

SD.LLBLGen.Pro.DQE.SqlServer.NET11.dll SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.NET11.dll

version 1.0.2004.2.042905

I've attached the latest builds.

yeah the situation isn't the best, but thats the life of a consultant, I have to fix problems the problems of others with little to no help. Thanks a lot for your help

I hope your experience with our work (albeit indirectly, as you just use generated code) is still OK .

Let me know if you run into other probs.