Connecting to CSV

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to CSV and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for CSV provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for CSV supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for CSV supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

CSV Version Support

The provider models local CSV files and remote CSV APIs as bidirectional tables. In addition to processing CSV data, the provider also abstracts authentication, HTTP, and SSL/TLS: The major authentication schemes are supported, including HTTP Basic, Digest, and NTLM. The provider also facilitates connecting to data sources that use the OAuth authentication standard.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework to build an EF model based on the CSV connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to CSV and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to CSV from generic ADO.NET code.