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  1. I'd like a method (maybe exposed via the LINQPad object) to change the data context to any of those present in the 'Add Connection' pane.

    As we know linq cannot perform cross database (cross data context) joins. To cope with this, in Visual Studio, I often use one data context, obtain data into a table or array, then switch to another data context, obtain more data, then fuse the result sets.

    This is simple enough in VS, but in LINQPad I cannot work out how to change the data context via code in C# Statements mode; the only way I…

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  2. I was a little surpursed when i installed the app that it was not in the program list. Granted it is small and i typically use the autocomplete to find and launch apps but it does make me question future maintenance, uninstall and clean up issues.

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  3. 6 votes
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  4. It would be nice to click on a template query and get a new copy of that query, rather than edit the query itself. Perhaps a right-click on the query in the "My Queries" tab would let you open/clone the query without having to open the original, clone it, close it, then do what you wanted to do in the first place.

    FYI, I can't live without this LinqPad.

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  5. Allow to create files with the .linqbat extension and the ability to run them in the command line or double clicking them without opening the full LINQPad UI.

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  6. Make it clearer that autocompletion does not work with VB, before one commits to a purchase.

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  7. This will be handy when using LinqPad to bring back Simple data and will avoid using MS Word and Copy / Paste. I use LinqPad for bringing back the results of massive varchar fields because SSMS doesn't.

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  8. We do it now through a secondary dll and machine.config for configuration. Would prefer to reference the service directly. This would also include the ability to use configuration files.

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  9. For example, when querying with a group by clause with multiple keys, shift+click the Key field make all Key properties collapse or expand.

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  10. like interactive shell, or csharp(1) on Mono, would be nice I think!

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  11. Hello, select less than 1000 like 100 results etc... thanks

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  12. 12 votes
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  13. It would be nice if the tabs had icons showing if they were SQL or code files. If you have mixed tabs of both, it would be much faster to find the query you're looking for.

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  14. I use linqpad to execute scripts on servers on the cloud. I copy linqpad.exe plus a few useful .net assemblies onto each server via script.

    I dont want to have to manually add in the references each time I load linqpad onto a server. It would be much more useful ( and mistake proof) if I can simply do a deploy to my server which included a linqpad.config with the references to my utility assemblies as well as extra namespaces. Please comment if this is not clear and I'll elaborate further.

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  16. It would be nice to have the tab name be the name of the table when running the pre-defined right-click queries instead of query n.

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  18. Currently if I have a base class with name and age, then inherit from that to add address. Then create a list of these objects, the output is the reverse of what is expected. I would expect the base class members to be first in the results but they are actually last. Example:
    void Main()
    {
    var p = new List<Person>();

    p.Add(new Person{ Name = "Joe", Age = 25, Address = "Someplace in Australia."});

    p.Add(new Person{ Name = "Ben", Age = 30, Address = "Someplace in Australia."});

    p.Dump();
    }

    class PersonBase
    {
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public…

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  19. When testing our application's objects via LP, our System.Diagnostic.Debug.WriteXXX messages are being captured in the Results window. Is there any way of disabling this feature in LP?

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  20. 25 votes
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