Get Started with the Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block: ASP Alliance

Great resource for snippets here. 

The Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block is the new version of the Microsoft Data Access Application Block (DAAB). Whereas the previous DAAB was a stand-alone application block, the new DAAB is a part of the new Enterprise Library collection of application blocks. You can obtain the most recent version of the library from the Patterns & Practices Enterprise Library Developer Center.

Last week, I spent one whole day trying to figure out how to configure and work with the new Data Access Application Block. This was due to few resources being available on the web. I even visited the Data Access Application Block forum at the ASP.NET Forums, but found few good resources to start with. Even with the few articles I found, I was not immediately successful in learning how to use the different methods available in the new Enterprise Library.

For the above reasons, I decided to write this article; not to explain how to configure the Enterprise Library, but rather to provide sample codes that can be used in a data-driven ASP.NET website.

Source: Get Started with the Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block: ASP Alliance