[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:

I am going to try using EclipseLink JPA for this project.

I see now that EclipseLink JPA can be used with Eclipse 3.3, I 
misunderstood a post about using EclipseLink with 3.4 and thought that 3.4 
was a prerequisit for using EclipseLink.  I can see how Dali could make 
working with EclispeLink easier.

In the Eclipselink Wiki I still find that the "path" for using Eclipselink 
with annotations and/or JPA features crosses the "path" for using 
Eclipselink with Workbench and native API frequently, it is easy for a new 
comer to become lost.  That being said it is great to have so much 
documentation -- great job guys.

One suggestion for the Eclipselink Wiki -- please fix the link "JPA 
Specification" refer to frequently.

Thank you
Bill Blalock