I'm looking for a way to create a generic function that will take a LinqToSql
object, a Field name and a value that will assign the value to the field. is
this possible?

Kevin wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to create a generic function that will take a LinqToSql
> object, a Field name and a value that will assign the value to the field. is
> this possible?

Sure, but it has nothing to do with LINQ to SQL. If you have any object, you
can manipulate it through reflection -- Type.GetProperty() and friends
should do the trick.

Be aware that reflection carries a significant performance penalty. The
point of LINQ to SQL is to bridge the gap between objects and tables by
allowing strongly-typed access to the underlying database. If you're going
to use generic "set X to Y" logic, you're throwing away the benefits and you
might as well stick to using DataTable, which was made for just such an
approach.

--
J.