Connecting with a Data Provider The DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET data providers attach a data provider-specific prefix to the public .NET objects. For example, the Connection object for the Oracle data provider is OracleConnection. You can connect to a database through the Connection object, using the method Connection.Open(). C# Example DbProviderFactory Factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("DDTek.Oracle"); DbConnection Conn = Factory.CreateConnection(); Conn.ConnectionString = "Host=localhost;Port=1521;User ID=scott;Password=tiger; Service Name=ORCL"; Conn.Open(); Visual Basic Example Dim df As DbProviderFactoryDf = DbProvideries.GetFactory("DDTek.Oracle"); Dim conn As DbConnection = df.CreateConnection() conn.ConnectionString = csb.ConnectionString The following code fragments use the OracleConnection object to connect to Oracle while passing the user name and password. C# Example OracleConnection ocon = new OracleConnection("Host=server1;Port=1521 User ID=scott;Password=tiger;Service Name=ORCL"); ocon.Open(); Visual Basic Example Dim Conn As New OracleConnection Conn = new OracleConnection("Host=server1; Port=1521;User ID=scott;Password=tiger;Service Name=ORCL") Conn.Open()