Data Source and Session Objects (OLE DB)

Two types of COM objects are necessary for consumers to connect to providers: data source objects and session objects.

To connect to an OLE DB provider, a consumer must first create and initialize an instance of the provider's data source object. This data source object can then be used to create a session object, which in turn acts as a factory for transactions, commands, and rowsets. The primary function of a session is to define a transaction. A transaction is a mechanism used to define persistent units of work within a provider and to define how the different units relate to one another in a system with parallel activities.

For more information about	See
Data providers, consumers, and service components	Conceptual Programming Models in OLE DB
Transactions	Transactions (OLE DB)
OLE DB connection models	Rowset Programming and Object Model Binder Programming and Object Model
Data source object	Data Source Objects (OLE DB)
Session object	Session Objects (OLE DB)
Rowsets	Rowsets (OLE DB)

This section contains the following topics:

• Data Source Objects (OLE DB)

• Session Objects (OLE DB)

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Introduction to OLE DB