How to add a custom provider to "Add Connection"?
I'm trying to find the documentation on how to add a custom ADO.net provider as a Data Source to the Add Connection dialog under Data Connections in the Server Explorer. In this case, the provider is from the open source Firebird project. Is this documentation publicly available, and, if so, where do I find it?
This provider is not under the GPL and does not have any "viral" licensing terms.
I'd strongly prefer not to use the ODBC provider and I don't see an OleDb provider...
Sorry I didn't see this question earlier. The documentation is part of the VS SDK and you can go to
WWW.VSIPDEV.COM to get the SDK. There is also a whitepaper on MSDN about this. It is called "Introduction to DDEX". DDEX stands for Data Designer Extensibility.
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