LINQ for use with MS Access Database - C#

Question

Does anyone know if you can use LINQ techniques for querying a Microsoft Access database? In my online searches for this question, I have gotten mixed reviews. Some have said it's 'sort of possible' while others say LINQ can only be used with an SQL server database.

Does anyone know the definitive answer on this?

Answer 1

LINQtoSQL can only be used with a SQL Database.

Entity Framework can work with SQL or Access. LINQtoEntities can work with the Entity Framework.

General LINQ methods can work with IEnumerables regardless of how they were populated.