The CData ADO.NET Provider for Smartsheet implements the SmartsheetProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Smartsheet through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with SmartsheetProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the SmartsheetProviderFactory class to create objects like SmartsheetConnection, SmartsheetCommand, and SmartsheetDataAdapter in a generic way.

Register and Configure DbConnections

Register the provider to the configuration context and define the DbProviderFactory and DbConnection objects. See Creating DbConnections for a guide.

Querying Using DbCommands

Executing DbCommands describes how to use an existing DbProviderFactory and DbConnection object to execute queries to Smartsheet.