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

Creating Data Access Objects with ConnectProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the ConnectProviderFactory class to create objects like ConnectConnection, ConnectCommand, and ConnectDataAdapter 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 CData Connect.