Using the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server
This section describes features and behaviors that are specific to the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server.
The .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server provides access to a SQL Server version 7.0 or later database using its own internal protocol. The functionality of the data provider is designed to be similar to that of the .NET Framework data providers for OLE DB, ODBC, and Oracle.
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| To use the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server, an application must reference the System.Data.SqlClient namespace. |
In This Section
- Enumerating Instances of SQL Server
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Describes how to enumerate active instances of SQL Server 2000 and later.
- Performing Bulk Copy Operations
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Describes bulk copy functionality for the .NET Data Provider for SQL Server.
- Leveraging System.Transactions
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Describes System.Transactions integration with SQL Server 2005 for working with distributed transactions.
- Working with SqlTypes
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Describes new features and functionality for using System.Data.SqlTypes.
- Using Query Notifications
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Describes how .NET Framework applications can request notification when the data currently in a result set has changed in the underlying database.
- Using Multiple Active Result Sets
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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.
- Creating and Using User-Defined Types
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Describes how to create user-defined types (UDTs) and how to work with UDT data.
- Working with Large Value Types
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Describes how varchar, nvarchar, varbinary, and xml data types are supported in SQL Server 2005.
- Using Snapshot Isolation
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Describes support for snapshot isolation, a SQL Server 2005 row versioning mechanism designed to reduce blocking by storing a version of data that one application can read while another application is modifying the same data within a transaction.
- Using Database Mirroring
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Describes the new database mirroring functionality in SQL Server 2005.
- Using Provider Statistics
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Describes support for run-time statistics in the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server.
- Working with SqlXml
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Describes how to work with XML data retrieved from SQL Server.
- Performing Asynchronous Operations
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Describes how to perform asynchronous database operations using an API that is modeled after the asynchronous model used by the .NET Framework.
- Using Connection Pooling
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Describes how connection pooling can enhance performance and scalability for database applications.
- Working with User Instances
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Describes support for user instances in SQL Server Express 2005 using the .NET Data Provider for SQL Server (System.Data.SqlClient).
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