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System.Data.Linq.SqlClient Namespace
Visual Studio 2008
This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
The System.Data.Linq.SqlClient namespace contains provider classes for communicating with SQL Server and classes that contain query helper methods.
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sql2000Provider | Infrastructure. Contains functionality to connect to and communicate with a SQL Server 2000. |
| Sql2005Provider | Infrastructure. Contains functionality to connect to and communicate with a SQL Server 2005. |
| Sql2008Provider | Infrastructure. Contains functionality to connect to and communicate with a SQL Server 2008. |
| SqlHelpers | Infrastructure. Provides helper methods for operations that match string patterns. |
| SqlMethods | Provides methods that correspond to SQL Server functions. Methods in the SqlMethods class are only supported in LINQ to SQL queries. |
| SqlProvider | Infrastructure. Contains functionality to connect to and communicate with a SQL Server. |
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