Follow this procedure to install and use the GemFire XD ADO.NET driver.
- Install the ADO.NET client DLL and other ADO.NET components using the installer
MSI file. See Installing GemFire XD ADO.NET Components.
- Add a reference in your project to the
Pivotal.Data.GemFireXD.dll. This DLL is installed in a
version-specific directory under
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Pivotal.Data.GemFireXD.
- Reference the driver namespace in each source file where you want to use GemFire
XD components. For example, include this directive with all other references
required in your application:
using Pivotal.Data.GemFireXD;