So we now that we have everything installed it is time to fire up LINQPad. It is extremely useful and a great way to learn to write LINQ queries and test them against Dynamics CRM. I highly recommend checking it out at the link above and using it. Note, I will not discuss the LINQPad Plugin for CRM in this article. Start by downloading LINQPad from installing the application.
(This is usually a given on a CRM Dev machine, but I add it for completeness.) NET 4 and (possibly) Windows Identity Foundation installed. All dev products should license per Dev the same as ReSharper.) Installing LINQPad (My only complaint is that they have activation limits – which are generous but seem like a real annoyance when you go through a couple dozen VMs in a year and have 4 to 5 active at any time.
) See the current comparison and pricing here. In fact, you can outfit your entire company with Premium Edition (all the features) for only $750 (as of. Using LINQPad allows you to test and learn in real-time without waiting to compile your code and execute your test cases (if you even have test cases! You do have test cases, right?)ītw…if you end loving LINQPad you should really consider buying a license to unlock auto-completion. This will allow you to go beyond just building LINQ queries and execute code to test Request/Response messages, QueryExpression retrieval, FetchXml, and much more. In this article I will show you how, with just a minimal of effort, you can start using LINQPad to directly call Dynamics CRM. Using LINQPad along with the LINQPad CRM Plugin is a great way to learn the ins and outs of writing LINQ queries for Dynamics CRM. You are likely already familiar with the excellent development tool LINQPad and if you are a Dynamics CRM Developer you, hopefully, are familiar with LINQPad Plugin for Dynamics CRM.
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