The CData ADO.NET Provider for Exact Online implements the ExactOnlineProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Exact Online through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with ExactOnlineProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the ExactOnlineProviderFactory class to create objects like ExactOnlineConnection, ExactOnlineCommand, and ExactOnlineDataAdapter 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 Exact Online.