The CData ADO.NET Provider for Google Contacts implements the GoogleContactsProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to GoogleContacts through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with GoogleContactsProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the GoogleContactsProviderFactory class to create objects like GoogleContactsConnection, GoogleContactsCommand, and GoogleContactsDataAdapter 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 GoogleContacts.