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Generating Code From a Model Walkthrough

I'm going through some of the walkthroughs today. I was not sure what to do after step 14. "Copy and paste the following XML into the file, and then save it." I used the "Copy Code" link button to copy the code from the web site.

Apparently the next step is to add a new text file to the project and name it "DomainModel.tt", but this is not clear. I did that and completed the other steps.

When I save the ".tt" files, I see the following error message.

"Running transformation: Dsl ExampleModel has no Editor."

When I open the .cs file all I see is "ErrorGeneratingOutput".

I am using the Sept. 2006 RTM version of DSL Tools. Other walkthrough, such as Creating and Customizing the Domain-Specific Definition have worked exactly as described. I am reading the walkthrough off of MSDN online. What else do I need to do to get this walkthrough to generate code?

Delmer Johnson



Delmer Johnson
Delmer Johnson

Delmer--

You are right about the first text belonging in DomainModel.tt. There also is a problem in the supplied XML that should be pasted in as library.dsl. A corrected version is included below.

Andy Bliven - Developer - DSL Tools & Software Factories Platform [MSFT]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Dsl dslVersion="1.0.0.0" Id="e4dcf5e5-aefc-468e-8d66-07b2e50d7c96" Description="Description for Microsoft.Language25.Language25" Name="ExampleModel" DisplayName="ExampleModel" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" PackageGuid="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" PackageNamespace="ExampleNamespace" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/DslTools/DslDefinitionModel">

<Classes>

<DomainClass Id="eeb41517-6782-4ce3-bf8c-8f59a5f76998" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.Library" Name="Library" DisplayName="Library" Namespace="ExampleNamespace">

<Properties>

<DomainProperty Id="fed0299c-1295-44e1-ba80-73d56d4e538f" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.Library.Name" Name="Name" DisplayName="Name" DefaultValue="DefaultLibraryName" IsElementName="true">

<Type>

<ExternalTypeMoniker Name="/System/String" />

</Type>

</DomainProperty>

</Properties>

<ElementMergeDirectives>

<ElementMergeDirective>

<Index>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Book" />

</Index>

<LinkCreationPaths>

<DomainPath>LibraryHasBooks.Books</DomainPath>

</LinkCreationPaths>

</ElementMergeDirective>

<ElementMergeDirective>

<Index>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="CirculationBook" />

</Index>

<LinkCreationPaths>

<DomainPath>LibraryHasCirculationBooks.CirculationBooks</DomainPath>

</LinkCreationPaths>

</ElementMergeDirective>

<ElementMergeDirective>

<Index>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="ReferenceBook" />

</Index>

<LinkCreationPaths>

<DomainPath>LibraryHasReferenceBooks.ReferenceBooks</DomainPath>

</LinkCreationPaths>

</ElementMergeDirective>

</ElementMergeDirectives>

</DomainClass>

<DomainClass Id="b5e76ed6-5a0e-4b15-a6e4-6694111b288d" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.Book" Name="Book" DisplayName="Book" InheritanceModifier="Abstract" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" />

<DomainClass Id="eb9453cf-f7ae-448f-a2ed-64cf06e9b03f" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.CirculationBook" Name="CirculationBook" DisplayName="Circulation Book" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" HasCustomConstructor="true" GeneratesDoubleDerived="true">

<BaseClass>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Book" />

</BaseClass>

</DomainClass>

<DomainClass Id="451c5461-c9e0-4433-bd6b-9ca772b80d47" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.ReferenceBook" Name="ReferenceBook" DisplayName="Reference Book" Namespace="ExampleNamespace">

<BaseClass>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Book" />

</BaseClass>

</DomainClass>

<DomainClass Id="34a2607e-c302-4db2-814e-8800bc8554b5" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.Person" Name="Person" DisplayName="Person" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" />

</Classes>

<Relationships>

<DomainRelationship Id="2d03a799-595d-4207-be7f-27e92ae9c6c2" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasMembers" Name="LibraryHasMembers" DisplayName="Library Has Members" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" IsEmbedding="true">

<Properties>

<DomainProperty Id="e66ad025-9ca3-45a2-ba95-e331e4c3135e" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasMembers.Amount Owed" Name="AmountOwed" DisplayName="Amount Owed" Kind="Calculated">

<Type>

<ExternalTypeMoniker Name="/System/Single" />

</Type>

</DomainProperty>

</Properties>

<Source>

<DomainRole Id="2368fd87-4369-4515-86f5-e8ab42f747ed" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasMembers.Library" Name="Library" DisplayName="Library" PropertyName="Members" PropertyDisplayName="Members">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Library" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Source>

<Target>

<DomainRole Id="51937e41-b8a6-4bc1-a25a-b5bc740cda13" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasMembers.Member" Name="Member" DisplayName="Member" PropertyName="Library" Multiplicity="ZeroOne" PropagatesDelete="true" PropertyDisplayName="Library">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Person" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Target>

</DomainRelationship>

<DomainRelationship Id="97bd065a-d3e7-4bc3-92b2-2632b4f22513" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasBooks" Name="LibraryHasBooks" DisplayName="Library Has Books" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" IsEmbedding="true">

<Source>

<DomainRole Id="8cb3e691-30e9-4517-bbfa-d62457829047" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasBooks.Library" Name="Library" DisplayName="Library" PropertyName="Books" PropertyDisplayName="Books">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Library" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Source>

<Target>

<DomainRole Id="eec1832e-89d4-4e89-a883-c78d9f3dacca" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasBooks.Book" Name="Book" DisplayName="Book" PropertyName="Library" Multiplicity="One" PropagatesDelete="true" PropagatesCopy="true" PropertyDisplayName="Library">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Book" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Target>

</DomainRelationship>

<DomainRelationship Id="7e298837-9aea-4986-91cb-1bd5e047c929" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasCirculationBooks" Name="LibraryHasCirculationBooks" DisplayName="Library Has Circulation Books" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" IsEmbedding="true">

<BaseRelationship>

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasBooks" />

</BaseRelationship>

<Source>

<DomainRole Id="80bfb4c1-0f60-4d93-9d1c-c4c05bd7e7db" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasCirculationBooks.Library" Name="Library" DisplayName="Library" PropertyName="CirculationBooks" PropertyDisplayName="Circulation Books">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Library" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Source>

<Target>

<DomainRole Id="c693072d-e872-4fde-a6f0-8e83179f0ceb" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasCirculationBooks.CirculationBook" Name="CirculationBook" DisplayName="Circulation Book" PropertyName="Library" Multiplicity="One" PropagatesDelete="true" PropagatesCopy="true" PropertyDisplayName="Library">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="CirculationBook" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Target>

</DomainRelationship>

<DomainRelationship Id="2cb6e0f4-8f33-4349-8075-2628a9521e16" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasReferenceBooks" Name="LibraryHasReferenceBooks" DisplayName="Library Has Reference Books" Namespace="ExampleNamespace" IsEmbedding="true">

<BaseRelationship>

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasBooks" />

</BaseRelationship>

<Source>

<DomainRole Id="71475276-1a94-48ed-aca3-4a37a5e06645" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasReferenceBooks.Library" Name="Library" DisplayName="Library" PropertyName="ReferenceBooks" PropertyDisplayName="Reference Books">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Library" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Source>

<Target>

<DomainRole Id="e5ce0a75-6b17-4b21-aa85-f4315e43088a" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryHasReferenceBooks.ReferenceBook" Name="ReferenceBook" DisplayName="Reference Book" PropertyName="Library" Multiplicity="One" PropagatesDelete="true" PropagatesCopy="true" PropertyDisplayName="Library">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="ReferenceBook" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Target>

</DomainRelationship>

<D&#0;mainRelationship Id="c3ad950d-5db8-4362-bc71-4fd2e494a65e" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks" Name="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks" DisplayName="Person Checks Out Circulation Books" Namespace="ExampleNamespace">

<Properties>

<DomainProperty Id="ed46a26c-f6f4-4402-b814-4e26f73d2a15" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks.Due Date" Name="DueDate" DisplayName="Due Date" Kind="CustomStorage">

<Type>

<ExternalTypeMoniker Name="/System/DateTime" />

</Type>

</DomainProperty>

</Properties>

<Source>

<DomainRole Id="8860946b-d755-47c6-82ed-26600c08b6bb" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks.Person" Name="Person" DisplayName="Person" PropertyName="CirculationBooks" PropertyDisplayName="Circulation Books">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Person" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Source>

<Target>

<DomainRole Id="f7afeca0-9165-44fc-93c8-167160b26ae3" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks.CirculationBook" Name="CirculationBook" DisplayName="Circulation Book" PropertyName="Person" Multiplicity="ZeroOne" PropertyDisplayName="Person">

<RolePlayer>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="CirculationBook" />

</RolePlayer>

</DomainRole>

</Target>

</DomainRelationship>

</Relationships>

<Types>

<ExternalType Name="DateTime" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="String" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Int16" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Int32" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Int64" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="UInt16" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="UInt32" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="UInt64" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="SByte" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Byte" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Double" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Single" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Guid" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Boolean" Namespace="System" />

<ExternalType Name="Char" Namespace="System" />

</Types>

<XmlSerializationBehavior Name="ExampleModelSerializationBehavior" Namespace="ExampleNamespace">

<ClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="Library" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="libraryMoniker" ElementName="library" MonikerTypeName="LibraryMoniker">

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Library" />

<ElementData>

<XmlPropertyData XmlName="name" IsMonikerKey="true">

<DomainPropertyMoniker Name="Library/Name" />

</XmlPropertyData>

<XmlRelationshipData UseFullForm="true" RoleElementName="members">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasMembers" />

</XmlRelationshipData>

<XmlRelationshipData RoleElementName="books">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasBooks" />

</XmlRelationshipData>

<XmlRelationshipData UseFullForm="true" RoleElementName="circulationBooks">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasCirculationBooks" />

</XmlRelationshipData>

<XmlRelationshipData UseFullForm="true" RoleElementName="referenceBooks">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasReferenceBooks" />

</XmlRelationshipData>

</ElementData>

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="Book" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="bookMoniker" ElementName="book" MonikerTypeName="BookMoniker">

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Book" />

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="CirculationBook" MonikerAttributeName="" SerializeId="true" MonikerElementName="circulationBookMoniker" ElementName="circulationBook" MonikerTypeName="CirculationBookMoniker">

<Doma&#0;nClassMoniker Name="CirculationBook" />

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="ReferenceBook" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="referenceBookMoniker" ElementName="referenceBook" MonikerTypeName="ReferenceBookMoniker">

<DomainClassMoniker Name="ReferenceBook" />

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="Person" MonikerAttributeName="" SerializeId="true" MonikerElementName="personMoniker" ElementName="person" MonikerTypeName="PersonMoniker">

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Person" />

<ElementData>

<XmlRelationshipData UseFullForm="true" RoleElementName="circulationBooks">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks" />

</XmlRelationshipData>

</ElementData>

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="LibraryHasMembers" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="libraryHasMembersMoniker" ElementName="libraryHasMembers" MonikerTypeName="LibraryHasMembersMoniker">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasMembers" />

<ElementData>

<XmlPropertyData XmlName="amountOwed" Representation="Ignore">

<DomainPropertyMoniker Name="LibraryHasMembers/AmountOwed" />

</XmlPropertyData>

</ElementData>

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="LibraryHasBooks" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="libraryHasBooksMoniker" ElementName="libraryHasBooks" MonikerTypeName="LibraryHasBooksMoniker">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasBooks" />

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="LibraryHasCirculationBooks" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="libraryHasCirculationBooksMoniker" ElementName="libraryHasCirculationBooks" MonikerTypeName="LibraryHasCirculationBooksMoniker">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasCirculationBooks" />

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="LibraryHasReferenceBooks" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="libraryHasReferenceBooksMoniker" ElementName="libraryHasReferenceBooks" MonikerTypeName="LibraryHasReferenceBooksMoniker">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="LibraryHasReferenceBooks" />

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="personChecksOutCirculationBooksMoniker" ElementName="personChecksOutCirculationBooks" MonikerTypeName="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooksMoniker">

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks" />

<ElementData>

<XmlPropertyData XmlName="dueDate">

<DomainPropertyMoniker Name="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks/DueDate" />

</XmlPropertyData>

</ElementData>

</XmlClassData>

<XmlClassData TypeName="LibraryDiagram" MonikerAttributeName="" MonikerElementName="minimalLanguageDiagramMoniker" ElementName="minimalLanguageDiagram" MonikerTypeName="LibraryDiagramMoniker">

<DiagramMoniker Name="LibraryDiagram" />

</XmlClassData>

</ClassData>

</XmlSerializationBehavior>

<ExplorerBehavior Name="LibraryExplorer" />

<ConnectionBuilders>

<ConnectionBuilder Name="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooksBuilder">

<LinkConnectDirective>

<DomainRelationshipMoniker Name="PersonChecksOutCirculationBooks" />

<SourceDirectives>

<RolePlayerConnectDirective>

<AcceptingClass>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Person" />

</AcceptingClass>

</RolePlayerConnectDirective>

</SourceDirectives>

<TargetDirectives>

<RolePlayerConnectDirective>

<AcceptingClass>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="CirculationBook" />

</AcceptingClass>

</RolePlayerConnectDirective>

</TargetDirectives>

</LinkConnectDirective>

</ConnectionBuilder>

</ConnectionBuilders>

<Diagram Id="2b61d4f9-d7e8-4aa6-a889-d553a28eddfc" Description="Description for ExampleNamespace.LibraryDiagram" Name="Librar&#0;Diagram" DisplayName="Minimal Language Diagram" Namespace="ExampleNamespace">

<Class>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Library" />

</Class>

</Diagram>

<Designer FileExtension="ex1" EditorGuid="a642b50b-9479-41b0-9268-69cf1d5871b0">

<RootClass>

<DomainClassMoniker Name="Library" />

</RootClass>

<XmlSerializationDefinition CustomPostLoad="false">

<XmlSerializationBehaviorMoniker Name="ExampleModelSerializationBehavior" />

</XmlSerializationDefinition>

<Validation UsesMenu="false" UsesOpen="false" UsesSave="false" UsesLoad="false" />

<DiagramMoniker Name="LibraryDiagram" />

</Designer>

<Explorer ExplorerGuid="0eff263d-2177-4ad7-b632-d65da83e39cf" Title="experiment1 Explorer">

<ExplorerBehaviorMoniker Name="ExampleModel/LibraryExplorer" />

</Explorer>

</Dsl>

Developer on the Visual Studio Team Architect product
Andrew Bliven
Thanks for the reply! It worked. There were a couple of odd things that showed up as errors in Intellisense (for example "D&#0;mainRelationship" and "Librar&#0;Diagram"), but were very easy to correct.

Delmer Johnson
Delmer Johnson
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