LINQ with SQLite (linqtosql)

Question

I have a small project that require a storage (I choose SQLite) and I got good result with the ADO DLL for .Net for Sqlite.

After the Install, I noticed that it contain a SQLLinq.dll. Before investigating too much effort, and because I haven't see any good example on the web, I would like to know if anyone got any good result with SQLite and LINQ?

*If linqtosql work the same way what ever the SQL database, let me know it. I was interesting with the Dll when I saw it because I never use Linqtosql before and I thought it would be a great opportunity to try,

Ricky_AH_10136 · Answer

I've recently discovered DBLinq, which supports SQLite among other DB:

damieng_5720 · Answer

LINQ to SQL only supports SQL Server/Compact however it is possible the SQLite people have written their own LINQ provider given the name of the assembly.

If that's the case you would be able to use the LINQ query syntax by adding a reference to it but you wouldn't get LINQ to SQL specific features such as the DataContext/designer/SQL Metal/Column attributes/EntitySet/EntityRef etc.

stusmith_6604 · Answer

This isn't an answer to your question as such, but as an alternative you could use SQL Compact:

http://www.microsoft.com/Sqlserver/2005/en/us/compact.aspx

Which has good LINQ-to-SQL support, and (despite the name) is great for desktop apps with small storage requirements.

LINQ with SQLite (linqtosql)

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