Part V
Appendixes
Appendix A
Using Other .NET Data Providers
This appendix takes a close look at working with .NET data providers other than the OLE DB .NET Data Provider. In most of the code snippets and documentation in this book, we communicated with a database using the OLE DB .NET Data Provider. Of course, there are other .NET data providers. The initial release of the Microsoft .NET Framework included the SQL Client .NET Data Provider. Shortly thereafter, Microsoft released the ODBC .NET Data Provider. As of this writing, Microsoft is developing an Oracle Client .NET Data Provider.
Let's look at how to use these .NET data providers and how they differ from the OLE DB .NET Data Provider.