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

Creating Data Access Objects with LDAPProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the LDAPProviderFactory class to create objects like LDAPConnection, LDAPCommand, and LDAPDataAdapter 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 LDAP.