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

Creating Data Access Objects with SASXptProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the SASXptProviderFactory class to create objects like SASXptConnection, SASXptCommand, and SASXptDataAdapter 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 SAS Xpt.