Connect .NET Applications With Facebook
Connect .NET Applications With Facebook
  • DataBind to Facebook data using standard Visual Studio wizards.
  • Comprehensive support for CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations.
  • Integrate .NET applications with Facebook Events, Groups, Pages, Places, Posts and more!
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Getting Started with Facebook ADO.NET Data Provider

Working with the new Facebook ADO.NET Data Provider is easy. As a fully-managed .NET Data Provider, the Facebook Data Provider integrates seamlessly with the Visual Studio development environment as well as any .NET application.

 

Visual Studio Integration - Server Explorer

As an ADO.NET Data Provider, Facebook ADO.NET Data Provider can be used to access and explore Facebook data directly from the Visual Studio Server Explorer.


It's easy. As a standard ADO.NET adapter developers can connect the Server Explorer to Facebook ADO.NET Data Provider just like connecting to any standard database.

  1. Add a new Data Connection from the server explorer and select the Facebook Data Source

  1. Configure the basic connection properties to access your Facebook account data.

Explore all of the data available! Facebook ADO.NET Data Provider makes it easy to access live Facebook data from Visual Studio.

  1. After configuring the connection explore the feeds, views, and services provided by the Facebook Data Source.
  2. These constructs return live Facebook data that developers can work with directly from within Visual Studio!


 

Winforms DataGrid Integration

Connecting Web, Desktop, and Mobile .NET applications with Facebook is just like working with SQL Server. It is even possible to integrate Facebook ADO.NET Data Provider into applications without writing code.


Developers are free to access the Facebook ADO.NET Data Provider in whatever way they like best. Either visually through the Visual Studio Winforms or Webforms designers, or directly through code.

  1. Developer can connect the Facebook Data Source directly to form components by configuring the object's smart tags.

  1. Add a new Data Connection from the server explorer and select the Facebook Data Source, and select the feed, view, or services you would like to connect the object to.

Done! It is just like connecting to SQL Server.

  1. Once the object is bound to the data source applications can easily interact with Facebook data with full read/write (CRUD) support.