iSeries™ Access for Windows® .NET provider allows .NET managed programs to access the iSeries database files using SQL.
- Managed Provider
- IBM® DB2® UDB for iSeries .NET Provider
- IBM.Data.DB2.iSeries data provider
Regardless of the name that is referenced, this data provider allows development and support for your PC-to-iSeries SQL applications, when the .NET Data Access Framework connects you to your iSeries server. It consists of a set of classes and data types that provide access to connection, command, DataAdapter, and DataReader functions as defined and supported by the ADO.NET architectural model.
The IBM.Data.DB2.iSeries data provider complements the existing OLE DB database providers. It allows you to use Visual Basic and C# to develop your .NET client/server applications. You can use the Programmer's Toolkit along with this provider to make development of your .NET Windows client PC applications quicker and easier.
The Managed Provider follows the .NET Framework specifications for managed code, including the requirement to have the .NET Framework already installed on your PC. Once it is installed, follow these steps to install the provider using Selective Setup:
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- On the Component Selection panel, in the Data Access component select .NET Data Provider.
- Continue through the Selective Setup wizard.
See Microsoft® Web
site 
for the architecture and details on Microsoft's
.NET Framework, ADO.NET, Windows Installer, GAC, the CLR, and
specifications for managed code.
To access technical details:
- The IBM DB2 UDB for iSeries .NET Provider Technical Reference, which is shipped with iSeries Access for Windows, provides complete documentation of the Managed Provider's support. To access this information, use this path: .
- Restriction:
- There are some iDB2CommandBuilder restrictions on pre-V5R2M0 servers.
.NET framework
See Microsoft Web site for the architecture and details
on Microsoft's .NET Framework, ADO.NET, Windows Installer, GAC, the CLR, and
specifications for managed code.
To install Programmer's Toolkit :
- You can optionally install the Programmer's Toolkit when you install iSeries Access for Windows or you can run Selective Setup after iSeries Access for Windows is already installed. See Programmer's Toolkit.
