Overview of the SqlClient driver
The Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server is a .NET Framework and .NET Core data provider. It's used for connecting to a database, executing commands, and retrieving results.
The articles in this section provide a general overview of the SqlClient driver.
In this section
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient namespace | Introduction page for the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient namespace. |
| Download Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server | Download page for ADO.NET and Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server. |
| Enabling event tracing in SqlClient | Describes how to use event tracing to debug and test the driver. |
| AppContext switches in SqlClient | Describes the AppContext switches supported by the driver. |
| SqlClient troubleshooting guide | Provides resolutions to commonly observed problems. |
| SqlClient driver support lifecycle | Page that contains product support lifecycle information. |
| Finding additional SqlClient driver information | Page that contains useful information about the driver. |
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