FASUG Application Development Day 2004

Track A Session 2

Microsoft .Net Integration with DB2 UDB for iSeries
Jarek Miszczyk


Microsoft .Net Integration with DB2 UDB for iSeries
This presentation discusses the technical aspects of Microsoft .NET integration with DB2 UDB for iSeries. Specifically, we are going to focus on the new database access object model, namely ADO.NET. A .NET data provider is used for connecting to a database, executing commands, and retrieving results. The data provider classes are specific to a data source. In other words, the data providers are written for a specific data source and its classes can only be used with that data source. Currently, DB2 UDB for iSeries is supported by 4 .NET providers including the native iSeries Access .NET provider. This session will teach you how to choose the right provider for your environment. It also illustrates with examples the most important coding techniques.

Jarek Miszczyk   is a Senior Software Engineer at Solutions Enablement organization in Rochester, Minnesota. His mission is to provide consulting services to Independent Software Vendors, IBM Customers, and other IBM organizations on DB2 UDB for iSeries related issues. He also writes extensively and teaches IBM classes in all areas of the iSeries database. Before joining the Solutions Enablement, he has worked for three years at the ITSO Rochester, where he was the leading author of several popular database redbooks. Jarek has over 15 years experience in the computer field and his areas of expertise include cross-platform database programming, SQL, and database migration.


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