# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.DataProvidersFactory.Register

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Core_Rendering_Data_DataProvidersFactory_Register_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.DataProvidersFactory.Register*">Register Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Core_Rendering_Data_DataProvidersFactory_Register_System_String_System_Data_Common_DbProviderFactory_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Core_Rendering_Data_IDbConnectionAdapter_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.DataProvidersFactory.Register(System.String,System.Data.Common.DbProviderFactory,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.IDbConnectionAdapter)">Register(string, DbProviderFactory, IDbConnectionAdapter)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Registers ADO component as a data provider for the renderin engine.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void Register(string name, DbProviderFactory dbFactory, IDbConnectionAdapter adapter = null)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
      <td><p>The name of the data provider. This name will be used to lookup the data provider
and this name will be written in the report.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.data.common.dbproviderfactory">DbProviderFactory</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">dbFactory</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.data.common.dbproviderfactory">DbProviderFactory</a> instance.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.IDbConnectionAdapter.html">IDbConnectionAdapter</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">adapter</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.IDbConnectionAdapter.html">IDbConnectionAdapter</a> instance.</p>
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