Namespace

Description

Specifies the .NET Framework data provider to be used to access data.

NoteWhen to specify Namespace You must specify the Namespace parameter before connecting to the database.

Applies to

Syntax

Namespace='value'

Parameter

Description

value

Specifies a namespace to be used as the data provider for an ADO.NET connection. Supported namespaces can be selected from the drop-down list.

Default

None

Usage

The .NET Framework data provider for a given DBMS describes a collection of classes used to access a data source in that format in the managed space.

Examples

Example 1

To specify that PowerBuilder should use the System.Data.OleDb namespace to connect to a database: