Wrapping the Interbase sample database using ECO and exploring the model with an ECO ASP.NET auto form

Whoa, that was a mouthful. :) The following steps illustrate building an ASP.NET application with an ECO auto form from a model created by wrapping the Interbase sample database EMPLOYEE.GDB. ECO Auto forms provide a quick way to experiment with an ECO model from ASP.NET.

1. File | New | C# Projects | ECO ASP.NET App
2. On the New ASP.NET Web App dialog set the name to be "EcoCSharpTestWebApp" and use IIS as the web server and click Ok
3. From the Project Manager open EcoPersistenceMapperProvider.cs
4. Drop BdpConnection and connect to localhost:C:\Program Files\Borland\InterBase\examples\Database\EMPLOYEE.GDB
5. Drop PersistenceMapperBdp component
6. Set PersistenceMapperBdp1.Connection = bdpConnection1 (from step 4 above)
7. Click EcoPersistenceMapperProvider and Set EcoPersistenceMapperProvider.PersistenceMapper = persistenceMapperBdp1
8. From the Project Manager open EcoSpace.cs
9. Select Project Compile (necessary to assign persistenceMapperSharer1.MapperProviderType below)
10. Set persistenceMapperSharer1.MapperProviderType = EcoCSharpTestWebApp.EcoPersistenceMapperProvider
11. Click on the EcoPersistenceMapperProvider.cs tab and set EcoPersistenceMapperProvider.EcoSpaceType = EcoCSharpTestWebApp.EcoCSharpTestWebAppEcoSpace
12. On toolbar at the bottom of the EcoPersistenceMapperProvider click "Wrap Existing Database with Eco"
13. On the Wrap Wizard click Next
14. Change the PackageName to "EMPLOYEEDB"
15. Click Finish
16. Select File | Save to save EcoCSharpTestWebAppOrMapping.xml" (needed in a subsequent step below and must be saved first)
17. Click EcoPersistenceMapperProvider.cs tab
18. Drop a FileMapperProvider component
19. Assign fileMapperProvider1.FileName = EcoCSharpTestWebAppOrMapping.xml
20. Click persistenceMapperBdp1 and set persistenceMapperBdp1.RunTimeMappingProvider = fileMappingProvider1
21. Add your new package to your ecospace (Ecospace designer->Select Packages-> add your package)
22. File | New | Eco Auto Web Form
23. From the Project Manager Right click WebForm2 (the new Auto form) and select View In Browser