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Seamlessly connect to CrateDB in .NET using the Npgsql data provider.

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Seamlessly connect to CrateDB using .NET with the Npgsql data provider, the open-source solution for PostgreSQL. Utilizing Npgsql, you can effortlessly establish connections and interact with the PostgreSQL server using .NET languages like C#, Visual Basic, and F#. For further details and technical specifications, explore the documentation for Npgsql

        

using Npgsql;

var connString = "Host=myserver;Username=mylogin;Password=mypass;Database=mydatabase";

var dataSourceBuilder = new NpgsqlDataSourceBuilder(connString);
var dataSource = dataSourceBuilder.Build();

var conn = await dataSource.OpenConnectionAsync();

// Insert some data
await using (var cmd = new NpgsqlCommand("INSERT INTO data (some_field) 
VALUES (@p)", conn))
{
    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("p", "Hello world");
    await cmd.ExecuteNonQueryAsync();
}

// Retrieve all rows
await using (var cmd = new NpgsqlCommand("SELECT some_field FROM data",
conn))
await using (var reader = await cmd.ExecuteReaderAsync())
{
    while (await reader.ReadAsync())
        Console.WriteLine(reader.GetString(0));
}
        
        
        

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