I'm doing a very fast research project and I'm trying to determine how painful the process would/will be to port from a Java project using Hibernate to the same project using .NET and nHibernate. I've succeeded in changing the mapping file from the Java source into an nHibernate-compatible file that I was able to use with hbm2net to spit out the C# file I needed (whew).

Now I'm working on finding a way to generate the query. I'm floundering... help?? Is there something in hbm2net that will do this?

Thanks!

Janene (coming fresh from the Java-only, no Hibernate world)


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hbm2net is pretty dormant now, I recommend using something a little more active such as template-based generators, Codesmith or MyGeneration.

I don't know what you mean by generate query. You mean generate the table creation scripts? The tools I mentioned start with a table schema and generate the C# and the .hbm.

Hi grennis,

I only have another 3-4 hours allocated to work on this project, and just understanding how to set up hbm2net was a major feat for me. I looked at/downloaded MyGeneration, but the learning curve is too steep right now.

The situation I have is that I already have the database schema, java files and the .hbm file and I need to generate/create the .NET files for a port to .NET. I have queries written for Java and need to port those as well. Is that something I'll just have to do by hand?

I'm tasked with figuring out A) if it can be done reasonably easily and B) trying it out. I'm fairly certain it can be done... whether I'll be able to do it in another 3-4 hours is another question altogether.

So you need a Java to C# porting tool. Not really much to do with NHibernate. I'm sure it will take more than a few hours :(

Ok, that's great info, thanks!!

Janene

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