CreateProvider(String) Method

A provider alias that matches one of the intrinsic provider aliases, one configured in the application configuration file, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) for the default alias

Creates a new instance of a DbProvider object from the specified provider alias

Syntax

'Declaration

Public Overloads Shared Function CreateProvider( _
   ByVal _providerAlias_ As String _
) As DbProvider

public static DbProvider CreateProvider( 
   string _providerAlias_
)

Parameters

providerAlias

A provider alias that matches one of the intrinsic provider aliases, one configured in the application configuration file, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) for the default alias

Return Value

A new DbProvider instance configured for the given alias

Exceptions

Exception	Description
CommonException	Error Code 5012 No provider with the specified alias is configured

Remarks

The two intrinsic aliases are the values for the two constants: DbProviderFactory.MSSQL_PROVIDER_NAME and DbProviderFactory.ORACLE_PROVIDER_NAME. To configure additional aliases, please see the guide to Configure Custom Data Providers.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

Reference

DbProviderFactory Class
DbProviderFactory Members
Overload List