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Monday, January 9, 2012

ODBC, A Database Connection

ODBC stands for Open Database Connectivity. ODBC is a method to connect and modify a database, allowing developers to manipulate a system’s database regardless of DBMS (Database Management System) managing the data. SQL Access Group created this connection that was first released in 1992.

In order to use ODBC, an ODBC database driver is needed to be installed (most database system have their own ODBC drivers). For this connection to operate properly the application and the database management system must be compatible and supports ODBC in able to send commands that the DBMS also understands.

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