Return Value
A list of the names of registered providers.
The items in the list returned by GetProviderNames can be used in Provider parameter of ConnectionString.
The names of most popular data providers are enumerated in the Supported Providers topic.
Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2