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Overview of XQuiSoft Data Using the Provider Pattern (Open Source)

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A data abstraction layer for .NET applications. Write your application code to be database neutral. Swap out the type of database your application uses without updating or even recompiling your business components.
/*
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2009, XQuiSoft LLC
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification
are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
·	Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
	list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
·	Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
	this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
	and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
·	Neither the name of XQuiSoft LLC nor the names of its contributors may be
	used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
	specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
// associated with an assembly.
[assembly: AssemblyTitle("XQuiSoft Data Abstraction Layer for .NET 2.0")]
[assembly: AssemblyDescription("Write database neutral applications.  Change database implementations with a configuration change, and without recompiling your entire application.")]
[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
[assembly: AssemblyCompany("XQuiSoft LLC")]
[assembly: AssemblyProduct("XQuiSoft Data")]
[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © XQuiSoft LLC 2005-2009.  All Rights Reserved.")]
[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("BSD Open Source License - http://sourceforge.net/projects/xqs-data/")]
[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
[assembly: CLSCompliant(true)]
[assembly: System.Security.AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers()]

// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
[assembly: ComVisible(false)]

// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
[assembly: Guid("a97a0b8a-5dae-4b96-b62a-ded571ecdb50")]

// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
//
//      Major Version
//      Minor Version 
//      Build Number
//      Revision
//
// You can specify all the values or you can default the Revision and Build Numbers 
// by using the '*' as shown below:
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.2.50727.0")]
[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.2.50727.0")]

[assembly: AssemblyDelaySign(false)]
[assembly: AssemblyKeyName("")]

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Web Developer Nexul Software LLC
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Mike has worked in the .Net platform since the beta 2 release of version 1.0. Before that he worked on VB6 windows forms applications automating other applications such as AutoCAD and "Intent".

Mike has released a number of open source applications in javascript and C#.Net. Most of them can be found on github.
github/michael-lang

You can find older .Net open source projects on sourceforge at:
http://sourceforge.net/users/versat1474/

Mike is currently blogging at candordeveloper.com

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