The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Active Directory implements the ActiveDirectoryProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Microsoft Active Directory through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with ActiveDirectoryProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the ActiveDirectoryProviderFactory class to create objects like ActiveDirectoryConnection, ActiveDirectoryCommand, and ActiveDirectoryDataAdapter 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 Microsoft Active Directory.