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

Creating Data Access Objects with ExchangeProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the ExchangeProviderFactory class to create objects like ExchangeConnection, ExchangeCommand, and ExchangeDataAdapter 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 Exchange.