fixed populator script

src/cqrs/cqrs-sqlserver/CqrsSqlServer.DataModel/populate-db.cmd

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@echo off
+REM launches local SQL Server dependency so we can run from Visual Studio
+
+pushd "%~dp0"
+dotnet ef database update --no-build
+popd

src/cqrs/cqrs-sqlserver/start-dependencies.cmd

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 @echo off
 REM launches local SQL Server dependency so we can run from Visual Studio
 
+
+REM Step 0: Build the project
+echo Building the project in release configuration...
+dotnet build -c Release
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo "Failed to build the solution - aborting"
+    exit /b -1
+)
+
+
 set version="0.1.0"
 set imageName="akkadotnet.sqlserver"
 
@@ -23,4 +33,26 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
 	) else (
 		docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=yourStrong(!)Password" -p 1533:1433 --name "sqlsharding-sql" -d "%imageName%:%version%"
 	)
+)
+
+REM Step 1: Execute EF Database Update
+:EFDatabaseUpdate
+set /A attemptCount+=1
+echo Attempting to update the database, attempt %attemptCount%
+echo "Calling %~dp0CqrsSqlServer.DataModel/populate-db.cmd"
+call %~dp0CqrsSqlServer.DataModel/populate-db.cmd
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Attempt %attemptCount% failed to update database.
+    popd
+    if %attemptCount% lss 3 (
+        echo Waiting for 30 seconds before retry...
+        timeout /t 30
+        goto EFDatabaseUpdate
+    ) else (
+        echo "Failed to update the database after 3 attempts - aborting"
+        exit /b -1
+    )
+) else (
+    echo Database updated successfully.
+    popd
 )