ADO.NET development for IBM Data Servers

The IBM® Data Server Provider for .NET is an extension of the ADO.NET interface that allows .NET applications to access an IBM data server through a secure connection, execute commands, and retrieve result sets.

Reference documentation is included with the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET when installing the IBM Data Server Client, presenting detailed information about all the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET objects and their members. During the DB2® installation process, this documentation is registered with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. To view the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET documentation from Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, select the Help menu option, and Contents. Once the help viewer opens, filter by IBM Database Documentation.