[news.eclipse.rt.eclipselink] Re: Database generated primary key - probl

[Bill.Blalock@xxxxxxxx (Bill Blalock)]

Doug Clarke wrote:

> Bill,

> Just to avoid any confusion I wanted to clarify your usage. Most new 
> projects requiring ORM functionality are using EclipseLink JPA. This uses 
> annotations and/or JPA features of your IDE. The workbench utility 
> provided for EclipseLink is to assist customers wishing to use our native 
> API and metadata. Are you sure this is the approach you wish to take?

> Doug
Doug:

My inexperience with JPA is showing here.  Previously I used straight JDBC 
and the iBatis.

I started reading the Eclipselink User Guide.  Most of the articles showed 
how to use the Workbench and then Java for relational database projects.  
So that was how I got started using the workbench.  Later I learned that 
that Eclipse 3.4 supported EclipseLink.  I decided for now to stick with 
the workbench and Eclipse 3.3 so I wouldn't be trying to learn in 3.4 
while learning to use Eclipselink.

Should I start over with Eclipse 3.4 and use the annotations and/or JPA 
features?  I am not adverse to this if it will be "better" in the long run.

Basically I don't know enough to intellegently answer the question "Are 
you sure this is the approach you wish to take?"  I'd appreciate your 
input.

Would you give me a list of the topics in Eclipselink User's Guide I 
should read to become familiar with "annotations and/or JPA features of 
your IDE" and the order to read them?  At least to get started.  Part of 
my problem was I got lost in the User's Guide. 

Thanks
Bill Blalock