DesktopSqlCe Manual

Connecting to a database

There are two options when connecting to a remote device: you can either use the ADO .NET Provider classes or the low-level classes.

ADO .NET Provider

Establishing a connection is a simple matter of creating a SqlCeConnection object and opening it with the correct connection string.

Low Level

When using the low level classes, connecting to a device database is a two-step process:

1. Create a Pipe object and open it using the desired connection medium (RAPI or TCP/IP).
2. Create and open a SqlCeDatabase object using the open Pipe.