Connecting to JSON

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to JSON 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 JSON 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 JSON supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

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

JSON Version Support

The provider models local and remote JSON data sources as bidirectional tables. These can be local JSON files or remote JSON streams: RESTful APIs or file stores hosted on FTP servers or popular cloud storage providers. The provider abstracts processing JSON data and connecting to the remote data: HTTP/FTP, SSL/TLS, and authentication: The major authentication schemes are supported, including HTTP Basic, Digest, FTP, NTLM, and OAuth.

See Also

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