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

Creating Data Access Objects with CSVProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the CSVProviderFactory class to create objects like CSVConnection, CSVCommand, and CSVDataAdapter 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 CSV.