Problem refreshing tables in the LINQ to SQL designer

Question

I have been using LINQ to SQL for a while, and there is one thing that has always bothered me. Whenever I modify the schema of a table, in order to refresh it in the designer, I

Answer 1

Some people use SqlMetal to 'refresh/update' their Linq2Sql designer. The designer does not have support for refreshing the schema, when the DB changes. You have to manually drop the table and re-add it back in.

ADO Entity Framework i believe can refresh. I've not used it, but I think I saw this at a TechEd demo this year.

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