Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework with the Advantage Database Server
Learn how to use Microsoft's .NET Entity Framework to connect to, consume and update an Advantage database.
Learn how to use Microsoft's .NET Entity Framework to connect to, consume and update an Advantage database.
by William R. Vaughn - Having problems importing large amounts of data? ADO.NET has only one method designed to help with this task: the SqlBulkCopy class exposed in ADO.NET 2.0.
ADO.NET 2.0 introduces enhancements to the .NET provider model and SQL Server managed provider, which go a long way towards getting better support for specific database features within the boundaries of a common object model.
Logic dictates that we take a minute to familiarize ourselves with the terms and classes that implement this technology. This book excerpt is a primer for the terminology and main classes associated with disconnected data.