NHibernate 4.x Cookbook - Second Edition

Using NHibernate schema tool

In many cases, you'll want to include building or updating your database in some larger process, such as a build script or installation process. In this recipe, we'll show you how to use this command-line tool to run our hbm2ddl tasks.

Getting ready

Download the latest release of NHibernate Schema Tool from http://nst.codeplex.com/.

To install NHibernate Schema Tool, follow these steps:

1. Create a new folder in C:\Program Files named NHibernateSchemaTool.
2. Copy nst.exe to the newly created folder.
3. Add C:\Program Files\NHibernateSchemaTool to your PATH environment variable.
4. Complete the Configuring NHibernate with hibernate.cfg.xml recipe from the beginning of this chapter.

Note

This recipe works for any RDBMS supported by NHibernate. ...