Introduction to Using .NET with InterSystems Software

See the Table of Contents for a detailed listing of the subjects covered in this document.

InterSystems IRIS® provides a wide variety of robust .NET connectivity options, including lightweight SDKs that provide database access via .NET ADO, .NET objects, or InterSystems multidimensional storage, and gateways that give InterSystems IRIS server applications direct access to .NET applications and external databases.

This document covers the following topics:

Connecting to the Database with .NET provides detailed information about database connections (including connection pooling).
.NET Requirements and Configuration provides information on setup and configuration for all InterSystems .NET solutions.
Using the ADO.NET Managed Provider gives concrete examples using the InterSystems implementation of the ADO.NET Managed Provider API.
Quick Reference for the .NET Managed Provider — lists and describes all methods and properties discussed in these topics.

Related Documents

The following documents contain detailed information on other .NET solutions provided by InterSystems IRIS:

Using the Native SDK for .NET describes how to use the .NET Native SDK to access resources formerly available only through ObjectScript.
Persisting .NET Objects with InterSystems XEP describes how to use the Event Persistence SDK (XEP) for rapid .NET object persistence.
Using the InterSystems ODBC Driver describes how to use the ODBC driver to access InterSystems databases from external applications or to access external ODBC data sources from InterSystems products.

Connecting to the Database with .NET