dotConnect for Salesforce

Framework Compatibility

The provider works with

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, .NET 5.0, .NET 6.0, .NET 7.0, and .NET 8.0
  • Microsoft .NET Core 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x
  • Microsoft .NET 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
  • Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and above
  • dotConnect for Salesforce is compatible with ADO.NET Entity Framework v1 - v6 and Entity Framework Core 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 5.0, and 6.0.

    IDE Compatibility

    dotConnect for Salesforce can be used with the following development environments:

    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 release and preview
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
    • Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008 (SQL Server 2008 and higher)
    • Embarcadero Delphi Prism

     

    Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Program

     

    There are some limitations in Express Editions of Visual Studio. The following features are not available: provider add-in, automatic toolbox components registration and DDEX integration. As an exclusion, Visual Web Developer 2008 and 2010 supports DDEX features.

    Devart Data Providers Compatibility

    Since Devart data providers use a common assembly (Devart.Data.dll), it is necessary to make sure that all installed data providers are compatible.