We’re happy to announce that CodeSmith 4.1 is now available!

Download or upgrade to CodeSmith 4.1 here:

http://www.codesmithtools.com/

Some of the key updates in this release include:

· Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 “Orcas” Support – CodeSmith has been updated to support the latest version of Visual Studio codenamed “Orcas”.

· Linq to Sql templates – Generates LINQ classes as well as manager classes to make it easier to execute common queries, manage validation, and add business rules. It’s “SQL Metal” on steroids.

· New Schema Providers – Contributed from the CodeSmith community, the MySQL and Oracle schema providers now included.

Other changes/enhancements include:

· Property values are now auto-refreshed every time a template is run

· Connection String editor updated to simplify building valid connection strings.

· Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements.

For more technical details please see:

http://community.codesmithtools.com/blogs/codesmith_releases/archive/2007/07/18/codesmith-4-1-0.aspx

Thanks,

The CodeSmith Tools Team