How To : MSDN .NET Framework 4.5 ADO.NET Asynchronous Programming Examples : Legacy, New, Mixing Patterns, more... 23 April 2015 Robert Amiscaray (0) How to .NET Framework 4.5 ADO.NET examples on Asynchronous Programming ExamplesI found this great MSDN reference for examples on Asynchronous Programminghttps://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh211418%28v=vs.110%29.aspxAsynchronous ProgrammingLegacy Asynchronous ProgrammingSqlCommand.BeginExecuteNonQuerySqlCommand.BeginExecuteReaderSqlCommand.BeginExecuteXmlReaderAsynchronous Programming Features Added in .NET Framework 4.5For more information about the asynchronous programming feature that was introduced in .NET Framework 4.5, see:Visual Studio Asynchronous ProgrammingUsing SqlDataReader’s new async methods in .Net 4.5 (Part 1)Using SqlDataReader’s new async methods in .Net 4.5 (Part 2)The following methods were added in .NET Framework 4.5 to support asynchronous programming:DbConnection.OpenAsyncDbCommand.ExecuteDbDataReaderAsyncDbCommand.ExecuteNonQueryAsyncDbCommand.ExecuteReaderAsyncDbCommand.ExecuteScalarAsyncGetFieldValueAsyncIsDBNullAsyncDbDataReader.NextResultAsyncDbDataReader.ReadAsyncSqlConnection.OpenAsyncSqlCommand.ExecuteNonQueryAsyncSqlCommand.ExecuteReaderAsyncSqlCommand.ExecuteScalarAsyncSqlCommand.ExecuteXmlReaderAsyncSqlDataReader.NextResultAsyncSqlDataReader.ReadAsyncSqlBulkCopy.WriteToServerAsyncSynchronous to Asynchronous Connection Open ExampleAdding the New Asynchronous Feature in an Existing Application (Mixing Old and New Patterns) ExampleUsing the Base Provider Model and the New Asynchronous Feature ExampleUsing SQL Transactions and the New Asynchronous Feature ExampleUsing SQL Transactions and the New Asynchronous Feature ExampleCancelling an Asynchronous Operation ExampleAsynchronous Operations with SqlBulkCopy ExampleAsynchronously Using Multiple Commands with MARS ExampleAsynchronously Reading and Updating Data with MARS Example