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I am new to using IBM DB2 as a database. &nbsp;I have installed and created a database on one of our networked server and I can access it just fine using the tools provided by IBM. <br />
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But now I want to access the DB2 database through the MS Visual Studio Server Explorer and create a connection through there. &nbsp;However I am having difficulty in locating the correct download &nbsp;for the DB2 Connector for .NET in MS Visual Studio. &nbsp;Do any of you know where I can find this. &nbsp;I've seen references to it being an add-in for Visual Studio but it does not appear as one of my add-in that are avaialable.<br />
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Nor does it appears as a connection object when I try to create a connection to the DB2 Database.<br />
I can set up a sever connection though. &nbsp;But not a database connection.<br />
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I have installed the IBM DB2 development tools but it does not appear come with the DB2 connector.<br />

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I am new to using IBM DB2 as a database.  I have installed and created a database on one of our networked server and I can access it just fine using the tools provided by IBM. 

But now I want to access the DB2 database through the MS Visual Studio Server Explorer and create a connection through there.  However I am having difficulty in locating the correct download  for the DB2 Connector for .NET in MS Visual Studio.  Do any of you know where I can find this.  I've seen references to it being an add-in for Visual Studio but it does not appear as one of my add-in that are avaialable.

Nor does it appears as a connection object when I try to create a connection to the DB2 Database.
I can set up a sever connection though.  But not a database connection.

I have installed the IBM DB2 development tools but it does not appear come with the DB2 connector.


Looking for a download link to the .NET DB2 connector for Visual Studio.

IBM DB2 is a family of relational database server products developed by IBM that have been extended to support object-relational features and non-relational structures like JSON and XML. There are three main products in the DB2 family: DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (informally known as DB2 LUW), DB2 for z/OS (mainframe), and DB2 for i (formerly OS/400), plus a version for IBM's Virtual Storage Extended (VSE) operating system.