SQL Server and ADO.NET
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provides access to versions of SQL Server, which encapsulates database-specific protocols. Microsoft.Data.SqlClient includes a tabular data stream (TDS) parser to communicate directly with SQL Server.
Note
To use the Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server, an application must reference the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient namespace.
In this section
SQL Server security
Provides an overview of SQL Server security features, and application scenarios for creating secure ADO.NET applications that target SQL Server.
SQL Server data types and ADO.NET
Describes how to work with SQL Server data types and how they interact with .NET data types.
SQL Server binary and large-value data
Describes how to work with large value data in SQL Server.
SQL Server data operations in ADO.NET
Describes how to work with data in SQL Server. Contains sections about bulk copy operations, MARS, asynchronous operations, and table-valued parameters.
SQL Server features and ADO.NET
Describes SQL Server features that are useful for ADO.NET application developers.
For complete documentation of the SQL Server Database Engine, see SQL Server Books Online for the version of SQL Server you are using.