The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Office 365 implements the Office365ProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Microsoft Office 365 through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with Office365ProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the Office365ProviderFactory class to create objects like Office365Connection, Office365Command, and Office365DataAdapter 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 Office 365.