This section describes SQL Server features and functionality that are specific to the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server (System.Data.SqlClient).
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Bulk Copy Operations in SQL Server (ADO.NET)
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Describes the bulk copy functionality that was introduced in SQL Server 2005 for the .NET Data Provider for SQL Server.
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Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS)
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Describes how to have more than one SqlDataReader open on a connection when each instance of SqlDataReader is started from a separate command.
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Asynchronous Operations (ADO.NET)
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Describes how to perform asynchronous database operations by using an API that is modeled after the asynchronous model used by the .NET Framework.
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Table-Valued Parameters in SQL Server 2008 (ADO.NET)
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Describes how to work with table-valued parameters, which were introduced in SQL Server 2008.
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