ADO.NET Express is an add-in for Visual Studio 2003 that creates class methods for executing SQL statements and calling stored procedures. It is compatible with C#/VB and works with SQL Server/Oracle.
When you open ADO.NET Express, you'll notice it looks a lot like Server Explorer. You can add database connections and browse tables, stored procedures, and other schema objects. But here's where things get interesting – you can simply right-click on a schema object and generate ADO.NET code for it. For instance, right-clicking on a stored procedure allows you to generate a C# method that executes the procedure and returns a DataReader.
While ADO.NET Express is useful for any developer working with databases, it's especially valuable for ASP.NET and middleware developers who often have to write a lot of data access code. By using this tool, they can simplify the process and free up time to focus on more creative tasks.
Not only is the generated code easy to understand and modify, but ADO.NET Express provides a range of options for generating code that can handle most common data access scenarios. And if you'd like to customize it further, you can use the generated code as a template for modification.
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