SQL Server and ADO.NET
This section describes features and behaviors that are specific to the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server (System.Data.SqlClient).
System.Data.SqlClient provides access to versions of SQL Server, which encapsulates database-specific protocols. The functionality of the data provider is designed to be similar to that of the .NET Framework data providers for OLE DB, ODBC, and Oracle. System.Data.SqlClient includes a tabular data stream (TDS) parser to communicate directly with SQL Server.
Note
To use the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server, an application must reference the System.Data.SqlClient namespace.
In This Section
SQL Server Data Types and ADO.NET
Describes how to work with SQL Server data types and how they interact with .NET Framework 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.
LINQ to SQL
Describes the basic building blocks, processes, and techniques required for creating LINQ to SQL applications.
For complete documentation of the SQL Server Database Engine, see SQL Server technical documentation.