Creating a Reusable Data Layer for ASP.NET Applications and Advantage Database Server

Component-based frameworks, such as ASP.NET, encourage the design-time configuration of components that one places on individual Web pages. While there are undeniable benefits to the component-based approach, some areas of development, particularly those associated with data access, may be better served by a different solution. This paper describes an object-based alternative to the design-time use of data access components. This technique involves building reusable data objects that can be used by many different pages of ASP.NET application, as well as across different ASP.NET applications.