Download the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server to develop native-code applications that connect to SQL Server and Azure SQL Database.

ODBC was originally developed by Microsoft and Simba Technologies during the early 1990s, and became the basis for the Call Level Interface (CLI) standardized by SQL Access Group in the …

Jul 15, 2025 · This article gives an introduction to ODBC, its background, constructions, benefits, defects, usages, and questions and answers. What is ODBC? ODBC stands for Open …

Jun 25, 2024 · Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an open standard application programming interface (API) that allows application programmers to easily access data stored …

ODBC operates as an abstraction layer between applications and database management systems. This architecture allows applications to issue commands to databases using …

Oct 3, 2024 · Short for Open Database Connectivity, ODBC was created by SQL (Structured Query Language) Access Group and released in 1992. ODBC is a widely accepted API …

Jun 25, 2024 · First and foremost, ODBC is a specification for a database API. This API is independent of any one DBMS or operating system; although this manual uses C, the ODBC …

ODBC is a standard API that allows very different applications to access multiple databases using SQL without depending on a specific provider. The ODBC architecture is based on an …

May 12, 2022 · Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a standard that lets any application work with any database, as long as both the application and database support the standard. You …

Oct 31, 2024 · The Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface is a C programming language interface that makes it possible for applications to access data from various …