ADO.NET DATA CONNECTIVITY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ADO.NET Code Samples
Get an ADO.NET example for creating DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, and Sybase database tables.
Developer Forums
This is a collaborative community where visitors share their experience with each other to get the most out of using DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET. If you need further assistance with this product, please visit our Support page, where you'll find an extensive knowledgebase, FAQs and much more.
More Useful Links
ADO.NET Data Provider Articles
Product Review: "Use Managed Database Providers" Visual Studio Magazine.
Reviews the DataDirect Connect for .NET data provider and mentions the thorough documentation and knowledgeable support staff.
"Increased Database Performance" DataDirect Product Review in FTPOnline.
Reviews the author's experience with using a DataDirect Connect for .NET data provider and includes a recommendation to package code examples with the data providers.
NOTE: Subsequent releases have included C# and Visual Basic code examples for all of the data providers.
"Introduction to ADO.NET" SitePoint article
Provides a good high-level introduction to ADO.NET with code examples and comparisons to ADO, to help ADO programmers get their bearings.
ADO.NET Best Practices article. DevX.com article
Discusses a number of best practices with emphasis on the use of connections and connection pools.
Microsoft .NET Framework
MSDN - Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability
This guide in the MSDN Library is a valuable resource to help improve the performance and scalability of your application. Includes helpful chapters on ADO.NET and SQL Server.
- Chapter 12 - Improving ADO.NET Performance
- Chapter 14 - Improving SQL Server Performance
Channel 9
This lively site contains video interviews with developers and personalities from the Visual Studio and .NET teams, as well as links to related wikis.
MSDN - Information about .NET data providers
Search for Visual Studio .NET Partner Products
Download the Microsoft .NET Framework from MSDN
Download the currently supported versions of the .NET Framework
NET Framework Developer's Guide
Accessing Data with ADO.NET Section of the .NET Developer's Guide that provides detailed information about using ADO.NET.
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET case studies
Microsoft maintains a collection of case studies of companies and organizations that use Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework.
ADO.NET Related Blogs
Other ADO.NET Related Web Links
An example of a Web service implemented with .NET / TerraServer USA
The TerraServer USA page exposes map and aerial photograph information, courtesy of the Microsoft TerraService project. The TerraServer USA project exposed additional information such as schools and homes for sale in the area of a selected photograph; however, many of those links are no longer maintained.
Listing of ADO.NET providers in FTPOnline Product Catalog
Unicode Consortium
The Unicode Consortium is responsible for defining the behavior and relationships between Unicode characters, and providing technical information to implementers. The Consortium cooperates with ISO in refining the specification and expanding the character set. It has liaison status "C" with ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC2/WG2, which is responsible for ISO/IEC 10646.
