A beta build of the new version of the Object Framework is now available for download:
Objecto Framework 1.1 Setup.zip
This release includes the following new features:
Results Filter method. When looping through corresponding query results, you often only want to consider the results where a property is a certain value.
A rebuilt SqlProvider query engine for much faster query responses.
Left/Right joins and reflexive joins. When joining queries, you may occasionaly want to perform a left/right join. eg You may want to include all Customers in a customer address join, even if they dont have any address's on file.
A Results Relationships collection. Results from different Query<> objects can be understood in context with each other,
Abstract classes. A class should be defined as abstract and parsed correctly by the reflection engine.
The ability to create your own base classes and attributes to define your own persistable object methedology by implementing a ReflectionParser.
Programmer's Guide VB.NET examples
Deployment Wizard. Helps non-programming staff deploy assemblies and provides access to deployment scripts for complex deployment scenarios.