Topic outline

• Connecting .NET Applications to InterSystems Products

  Connecting .NET Applications to InterSystems Products

  Content Type
  Learning path

  Duration
  3h

  Level
  Introductory

  Connect your .NET applications to InterSystems IRIS® data platform and other InterSystems products and technologies using ADO.NET, XEP, Entity Framework, or the Native SDK. Interested in connecting to InterSystems products with another language? See these other language-based learning paths.

  seven sections. One, Get Oriented, 35 minutes. Two, Access relational tables using ADO.NET, 10 minutes. Three, Use XEP for high-throughput data ingestion, 1 hour. Four, Access data directly with the Native API, 15 minutes. Five, Map .NET objects to your database with Entity Framework, 30 minutes. Six, Build a .NET connection, 20 minutes Seven, Run .NET code from InterSystems IRIS with the Object Gateway, 20 minutes.
• 1. Get oriented

  1. Get oriented

  See the benefits of each API, and learn about strategies for connecting your .NET applications to InterSystems products.

  • URLVideo: .NET overview (5m)
  • URLOnline Course: Designing a .NET Connection Strategy (30m)
• 2. Access relational tables using ADO.NET

  2. Access relational tables using ADO.NET

  Get easy relational access to data using the InterSystems ADO.NET Managed Provider with your Visual Studio project.

  • URLDocumentation: ADO.NET and InterSystems Products (10m)
• 3. Use XEP for high-throughput data ingestion

  3. Use XEP for high-throughput data ingestion

  Perform high-performance, real-time object insertions with XEP.
  

  • URLVideo: Using XEP with .NET (8m)
  • URLDocumentation: Persisting .NET Objects with InterSystems XEP (50m)

    Read the "Introduction" and "Using XEP Event Persistence" sections.
    

• 4. Access data directly with the Native SDK

  4. Access data directly with the Native SDK

  Use the Native SDK to store to a custom structure and call InterSystems IRIS methods or routines.

  • URLVideo: Using the Native SDK (6m)
  • URLDocumentation: Native SDK for .NET Overview (2m)
• 5. Map .NET objects to your database with Entity Framework

  5. Map .NET objects to your database with Entity Framework

  See how to use the Entity Framework Provider, then learn how to use the Code First and Database First approaches.

  • URLDocumentation: Using the Entity Framework Provider (12m)
• 6. Build a .NET connection

  6. Build a .NET connection

  Try a hands-on exercise to see the benefits of each connection method.

  • URLExercise: Stock Trading with .NET (20m)
• 7. Run .NET code from InterSystems IRIS with the Object Gateway

  7. Run .NET code from InterSystems IRIS with the Object Gateway

  Read about the Object Gateway for .NET, then try a hands-on example to see how the .NET gateway lets you manipulate .NET objects using InterSystems ObjectScript.

  • URLDocumentation: Object Gateway Architecture (10m)
• What's next?

  What's next?
  • Explore more learning paths on connecting with external languages.
  • Learn more about InterSystems .NET support (documentation).

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