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

Creating Data Access Objects with SASDataSetsProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the SASDataSetsProviderFactory class to create objects like SASDataSetsConnection, SASDataSetsCommand, and SASDataSetsDataAdapter 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 Data Sets.