Progress DataDirect Connect Series for ADO.NET Reference

The Progress DataDirect Connect Series for ADO.NET Reference contains the following information:

• Using SQL Escape Sequences in .NET Applications describes the scalar functions that are supported by the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET data providers. Your data store may not support all of these functions.
• Locking and Isolation Levels discusses locking and isolation levels and how their settings can affect the data you retrieve.
• Using Your Data Provider with the ADO.NET Entity Framework describes how to create a model for the DataDirect ADO.NET Entity Framework data providers.
• Using the Microsoft Enterprise Library describes how to configure the Data Access Application Block and Logging Application Block, and how to use them in your application code.
• Getting Schema Information describes the columns that are returned by the GetSchemaTable Method and how to retrieve schema metadata with the GetSchema method.
• Client Information for Connections describes how you can use extensions provided by Progress DataDirect to store and return client information for a connection.
• Designing .NET Applications for Performance Optimization provides recommendations for improving the performance of your applications by optimizing their code.
• Using ClickOnce Deployment describes how you can deploy your Windows Forms application and a DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET data provider from a Web server.
• Using an .edmx File explains the necessary changes to an .edmx file in order to provide Extended Entity Framework functionality to the Entity Data Model (EDM) layer.
• Using Microsoft Enterprise Library 6.0 explains how to use Microsoft Enterprise Library 6.0 to simplify application development.

In addition, a Glossary helps you with terminology referenced in this guide.