How to program in WinFS

Firslty,To run "WinFS":
1. You need to install "WinFS" into your computer.
2. Install the "Longhorn" SDK.

To write a "WinFS" application, you need to reference the following assemblies:
* System.dll
* System.Data.dll
* System.Storage.WinFS.dll
* System.Storage.Core.dll
* WindowsBase.dll

Link to a sample application here .
Building the Sample
-Install the "Longhorn" Software Development Kit (SDK) and open its build environment Command Prompt window. From the Start/Programs menu, point to Microsoft Longhorn SDK, Open Build Environment Window, and click Longhorn Build Environment.
-Download the sample, usually from the software development kit (SDK) documentation, to your local hard drive.
-To build the sample in the "Longhorn" SDK Command Prompt window, go to the source directory of the sample. At the command prompt, type MSBUILD.
-To build the sample within Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET (the Microsoft Windows® .NET Framework SDK for Whidbey version), load the solution or project file of the sample and press F5.

Running the Sample
-To run the sample from the "Longhorn" SDK Command Prompt window, locate and execute the .exe file that was created.
-To run the sample within Visual Studio .NET (the Whidbey SDK version), load the solution or project file of the sample and press F5.

More Resources
Introducing the New Windows File System
WinFS documentation
How to Perform Basic Tasks in "WinFS"
 
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