VB.Net - Connecting to Dynamics CRM tables and feed DataGridView

Hi everyone.

I was wondering if anyone has been able to connect a VB.Net project to Dynamics 365 tables so that it feeds a DataGridView on a Form?

I have Visual Studio 2019 version and i'm using VB code.

What would we need exactly? A driver? A specific connection String? Any NuGets like Microsoft.CrmSdk.CoreTools or others?

Thank you for your help.

Visual Basic.NET* Dynamics CRMMicrosoft Dynamics* Microsoft Dynamics 365

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Wilder1626

8/22/2022 - Mon

Wilder1626

7/30/2021

ASKER

I've just learned that i may have 2 ways to connect.

REST API (Faster recommended option)
SOAP

So if i understand it correctly, i should look at REST.

I have already found what i probably need:

Service Root URL
Endpoint Address
ID
Unique Name

Now i would normally need to find how to connect first and see if i need any drivers before i can start pulling data.

Any help / guidance on how to connect using REST would be very appreciated.

Thanks you

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Wilder1626

7/31/2021

ASKER

Thanks for your info.

Next week, i will ask what version we have, Online or On-Premise. I will also be able to tell you more about the usage.

Chinmay Patel

7/31/2021

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Wilder1626

8/2/2021

ASKER

Hi Chinmay
To answer the first question about the version we have, It’s Online (public cloud), so in my case, i don’t need a VPN to connect to it.

For business / usage scenario, i need to pull information for a table and populate a DataGridView from my project, but at the end, i would like to also save to Dynamics based on what i have in my form textboxs.