# how to connect to adabas using c#.net and retrieve data? **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-Basics-on-Linux-Unix-Windows, Adabas-on-Windows-UNIX, Adabas-on-Linux\ **Created:** [December 20, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723 "2010-12-20T12:40:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alekhya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Alekhya](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Alekhya)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/1 "2010-12-20T12:40:44Z")
hi… I should connect to adabas database through c#.net and retrieve data file so do i need to add any dlls into my project(c#.net)? do u have any oledb connection string to connect to adabas database? please send me any code sample… ---
**Author:** ![Douglas\_Kelly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/douglas_kelly/32/102_2.png) [@Douglas\_Kelly](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Douglas_Kelly)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/2 "2010-12-20T19:38:20Z")
Do you have Adabas SQL Gateway? See the documentation for that [http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/cxx1102/overview.htm](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/cxx1102/overview.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Johnson1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/brian_johnson1/32/163_2.png) [@Brian\_Johnson1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Brian_Johnson1)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/3 "2010-12-20T20:41:53Z")
Where is the Adabas database located? If the data is considered to be local to your application, then using the Adabas SQL Gateway or Entire Access is the desired way to open up Adabas to the ODBC/SQL world. If the database is a remote application, though, I would recommend creating services and exposing them as down the road, you don’t want to break something when you replace or move systems because they are tightly integrated with something you didn’t think of. There are many ways to do this, including use of EntireX or SOA Gateway. ---
**Author:** ![Alekhya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Alekhya](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Alekhya)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/4 "2010-12-22T12:07:20Z")
Thank u Kelly and Johnson. If I have any queries then il let u know. Please do reply for my post ---
**Author:** ![Alekhya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Alekhya](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Alekhya)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/5 "2010-12-22T15:58:59Z")
where can i get the free trial versions of adabas database server and adabas sql gateway? ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Johnson1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/brian_johnson1/32/163_2.png) [@Brian\_Johnson1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Brian_Johnson1)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/6 "2010-12-22T23:03:26Z")
You should discuss with your Software AG account rep. While the database server is downloadable as part of the community edition if the Windows version is acceptable, other platforms such as the mainframe and the Adabas SQL Gateway product are not downloadable. Your account rep, then, should be able to set you up with a time-bound trial. ---
**Author:** ![Alekhya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Alekhya](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Alekhya)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/7 "2010-12-23T16:54:28Z")
Thank you very much Johnson. ---
**Author:** ![Alekhya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Alekhya](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Alekhya)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/8 "2011-01-03T16:27:06Z")
when i install Adabas Community edition and try to create a database then it is throwing one error like license file is not valid. From where can i get the trial version of Adabas? Please help… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/9 "2011-01-03T17:44:29Z")
Remove your license file and you will have the trial (limited) version of Adabas. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/how-to-connect-to-adabas-using-c-net-and-retrieve-data/95723/10 "2021-04-02T14:59:33Z")