The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft SharePoint Excel implements the Microsoft SharePoint ExcelProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Excel Services through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with Microsoft SharePoint ExcelProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the Microsoft SharePoint ExcelProviderFactory class to create objects like Microsoft SharePoint ExcelConnection, Microsoft SharePoint ExcelCommand, and Microsoft SharePoint ExcelDataAdapter 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 Excel Services.