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

Creating Data Access Objects with SalesforceProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the SalesforceProviderFactory class to create objects like SalesforceConnection, SalesforceCommand, and SalesforceDataAdapter 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 Salesforce.