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

Creating Data Access Objects with InformixProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the InformixProviderFactory class to create objects like InformixConnection, InformixCommand, and InformixDataAdapter 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 Informix.