WCF DataServices Expand 12 Limitations

Question

I'm using WCF DataServices in a Silverlight app. My issues is that with the model I'm referencing I need access to more than 12 expanded properties. The reason is that I am referencing a service with recursive model and basically I need 5 expands on 4 levels which exceeds the max number of expands which is apparently 12. Is there another solution rather than calling BeginLoadProperty hundreds or times to get the desired effect?

Answer 1

You could build multiple queries on the client which together will get you all the data you need and then use the DataServiceContext.ExecuteBatch to get them all in a single request. It will still run multiple queries against the database, but you will get just one HTTP request and one response.