/// <summary>
/// Submit the order - save to the database (still editable).
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool Submit()
{
if (this.ItemsOrdered.Count == 0)
{
Statics.DebugOut("Error: cannot submit an order without an items");
return(false);
}
using (InvContext ctx = new InvContext())
{
// ensure the context knows about this item in reference to the database
ctx.Customers.Attach(this.Customer);
ctx.Entry(this).State = this.OrderID == default(int) ? EntityState.Added : EntityState.Modified;
// tell the database that this item already exists or needs to be added
this.DateOrdered = DateTime.Now;
this.OrderCode = "ABC" + Statics.rand.Next(0, 999).ToString().PadLeft(3, '0');
ctx.SaveChanges();
}
return(true);
}
