C# driver quickstart

The DataStax C# driver does not support Serverless (Vector) databases. These instructions are for Serverless (Non-Vector) databases.

Use the C# driver only if your application previously used a CQL-based driver or if you need to explicitly use CQL. For more information, see Connection methods comparison.

This quickstart explains how to install the driver, connect it to your database, and, if necessary, migrate an existing DataStax C# driver to a version that can connect to your Serverless (Non-Vector) database.

Prerequisites

An active Astra account
An active Serverless (Non-Vector) database
A Secure Connect Bundle (SCB)
An application token
The latest .NET SDK downloaded and installed

Connect the C# driver to your database

Create a new C# project and configure it to connect to your Cassandra database:
```
mkdir csharpproject
cd csharpproject
dotnet new console
```
Add the C# driver dependencies to your project. The latest version is .
```
dotnet add package CassandraCSharpDriver -v <version>
```

Replace the code in Program.cs with the following code to connect to your Serverless (Non-Vector) database.

In the WithCloudSecureConnectionBundle method call, include the absolute path to your Serverless (Non-Vector) database’s SCB file (secure-connect-DATABASE_NAME.zip). In the WithCredentials method call, include your credentials.

using System;
using System.Linq;
using Cassandra;

namespace csharpproject
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var session =
                Cluster.Builder()
                       .WithCloudSecureConnectionBundle(@"/SECURE_CONNECT_BUNDLE_PATH/secure-connect-DATABASE_NAME.zip")
                       .WithCredentials("clientId", "clientSecret")
                       .Build()
                       .Connect();
        }
    }
}

After the connection code, add the following code to the Main method in Program.cs. This code runs a CQL query and prints the output to the console.
```
var rowSet = session.Execute("select * from system.local");
Console.WriteLine(rowSet.First().GetValue<string>("cluster_name"));
```

Run your C# project with the dotnet runtime:

dotnet restore
dotnet build
dotnet run --no-build

Migrate the C# driver

If necessary, you can migrate an earlier DataStax C# driver to a version that can connect to your Serverless (Non-Vector) database.

Complete the prerequisites.
Add the C# driver dependencies to your project. The latest version is .
```
dotnet add package CassandraCSharpDriver -v <version>
```
In your existing DataStax C# driver code, modify the connection code to use the SCB.

In the WithCloudSecureConnectionBundle method call, include the path to the SCB for your Astra DB database (secure-connect-DATABASE_NAME.zip). In the WithCredentials method call, include your credentials.
```
var session =
  Cluster.Builder()
      .WithCloudSecureConnectionBundle(@"/SECURE_CONNECT_BUNDLE_PATH/secure-connect-DATABASE_NAME.zip")
        .WithCredentials("clientId", "clientSecret")
        .Build()
        .Connect();
```
Run your application.

C# driver quickstart

Prerequisites

Connect the C# driver to your database

Migrate the C# driver

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