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A Random Walk Through of the LightSwitch Data Model

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We will create a Silverlight Custom Control called “LightSwitch Explorer” that will display information about the collections of the screen that it is displayed on, raise methods, and switch screens.
  • LightSwitchExplorer.zip
    • LightSwitchExplorer.sln
    • LightSwitchExplorer
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      • ServiceConfiguration.cscfg
      • ServiceDefinition.csdef
      • Silverlight.js
    • SilverlightControlLibrary
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProductVersion></ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion></SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectTypeGuids>{01074E5A-9000-460e-AB81-3A9263818D40};{FAE04EC0-301F-11d3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
    <ProjectGuid>{28d441b1-4e43-40ea-8ace-143e3a6fdfc7}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
    <RootNamespace>LightSwitchApplication</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>Application.Server</AssemblyName>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
    <LightSwitchVersion>v1.0</LightSwitchVersion>
    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
    <LightSwitchProjectType>Server</LightSwitchProjectType>
    <LightSwitchPath Condition=" '$(LightSwitchPath)' == '' ">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\LightSwitch\10.0@InstallDir)</LightSwitchPath>
    <LightSwitchPath Condition=" '$(LightSwitchPath)' == '' ">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0@InstallDir)</LightSwitchPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
    <NoWarn>1522</NoWarn>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
    <NoWarn>1522</NoWarn>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" />
    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations" />
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.LightSwitch">
      <HintPath>$(LightSwitchPath)\LightSwitch\1.0\Client\Microsoft.LightSwitch.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.LightSwitch.Server">
      <HintPath>$(LightSwitchPath)\LightSwitch\1.0\Server\Microsoft.LightSwitch.Server.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' == 'true'">
    <Reference Include="Application.Common">
      <HintPath>Common\Bin\Application.Common.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true'">
    <CommandLineProjectReference Include="..\Common\Common.csproj">
      <Name>Common</Name>
      <InProject>false</InProject>
    </CommandLineProjectReference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <None Include="..\App.config" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <LightSwitchModel Include="..\Data\ApplicationDefinition.lsml">
      <ProjectCritical>true</ProjectCritical>
    </LightSwitchModel>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Folder Include="DataLogic\" />
    <Folder Include="DataSources\" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\LightSwitch\$(LightSwitchVersion)\Microsoft.LightSwitch.Build.Tasks.targets" />
  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
  </Target>
  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
  </Target>
  -->
</Project>

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Michael Washington is a Microsoft MVP. He is a ASP.NET and
C# programmer.
He is the founder of
AiHelpWebsite.com,
LightSwitchHelpWebsite.com, and
HoloLensHelpWebsite.com.

He has a son, Zachary and resides in Los Angeles with his wife Valerie.

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