Connecting to a Data Source
.NET Framework 4.5
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In ADO.NET you use a Connection object to connect to a specific data source by supplying necessary authentication information in a connection string. The Connection object you use depends on the type of data source.
Each .NET Framework data provider included with the .NET Framework has a DbConnection object: the .NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB includes an OleDbConnection object, the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server includes a SqlConnection object, the .NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC includes an OdbcConnection object, and the .NET Framework Data Provider for Oracle includes an OracleConnection object.
In This Section
- Establishing the Connection
- Describes how to use a Connection object to establish a connection to a data source.
- Connection Events
- Describes how to use an InfoMessage event to retrieve informational messages from a data source.
See Also
Build Date: 2011-12-11
