The Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider supports the Visual Studio Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) and the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework including its LINQ-to-SQL component. The following, however, are not supported due to Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework limitations:
Use of the LINQ Contains extension method. Contains maps to the SQL IN clause.
Creation of LINQ extension methods.
Creation of associations between entity classes.
One of the advantages of ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ is that these allow you to work with a conceptual model of a relational storage schema, thus decreasing development and maintenance efforts for data-oriented applications. To use Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ, reference Sybase.AdoNet2.AseClient.dll.
For more information about the ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ, see the Microsoft Developer Network.
