Accessing SQLCE

To access SQLCE Compact Framework programmatically, developers can use the managed .NET Data Provider referred to as SqlServerCe. In this section we'll explore the data provider and how it can be used to connect to, query, and update SQLCE, and we'll also show a technique for writing provider-independent code when an application must access both a remote SQL Server and SQLCE.

SqlServerCe Provider Architecture

The SqlServerCe provider was implemented using the same pattern as the SqlClient .NET Data Provider used to access remote SQL Servers, as discussed in the previous chapter; therefore, it consists of the same basic classes. ...

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