Connecting to Azure Table Storage

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Azure Table Storage and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Azure Table Storage provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Azure Table Storage supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Azure Table Storage supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Azure Table Storage Version Support

The version support for Azure Table Storage varies based on the provider configuration.

If Backend is set to CosmosDB, the provider uses version 2019-02-02 of the Azure CosmosDB REST API.

If Backend is set to "AzureStack", "Storage", or "Emulator", then the API version used depends on the AuthScheme connection property:

• AuthScheme=AzureAD: The provider uses version 2017-11-09 of the Azure Storage REST API.
• AuthScheme=AccessKey: The provider uses version 2014-02-14 of the Azure Storage REST API.
• AuthScheme=SharedAccessSignature: The provider uses the version of the Azure Storage REST API that is specified in the "sv" parameter in the shared access key.
  • For example, if your shared access key has the value "sv=2018-03-28", the version used will be 2018-03-28.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework or Using Entity Framework Core to build an EF model based on the Azure Table Storage connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Azure Table Storage and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Azure Table Storage from generic ADO.NET code.