Custom Data Provider for .NET

From: Jerry (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:06:05 -0800

I am converting my C application to .NET. I intend to make heavy use of Windows Forms (and eventually XAML). I have a very simple but homegrown "database" that consists of essentially flat files (with no relations between the files). I would like to take advantage of the neat IDE features of .NET (forms) development (those that expose the column names) and the inherent data binding methods by providing a .NET compatible interface to my data (allowing access and update sort of automatically). I am reasonably comfortable with COM. Where should I look for information on which interfaces I must implement?. Is there sample code out there to lessen my task?