SubSonic is a very useful project that you can use to generate a data access layer by reading your database schema. The command-line utility called SubCommander can generate the code in C# or VB.NET. The command-line tool can also generate scripts for the database to help you with versioning.
These commands can take a few parameters which may be different from project to project. To make it easy to keep track of multiple projects you can use MSBuild to automate the SubSonic tasks. I have prepared a sample project and video to walk through how it works. And if you are new to MSBuild, you can read 7 Steps to MSBuild to get a jump start.
- Sample Project (zip)
- Video (html/swf)
- Video (wmv)