Data Access Application Block

The Data Access Application Block encapsulates performance and resource management best practices and can easily be used as a building block in your own .NET application. If you use it, you will reduce the amount of custom code you need to create, test and maintain.

Specifically, the Data Access Application Block will help you: Call stored procedures or SQL text commands; Specify parameter details; Return SqlDataReader, DataSet, or XmlReader object. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.