| description | Executing Statements ODBC |
|---|---|
| title | Executing Statements ODBC | Microsoft Docs |
| ms.custom | |
| ms.date | 01/19/2017 |
| ms.prod | sql |
| ms.prod_service | connectivity |
| ms.reviewer | |
| ms.technology | connectivity |
| ms.topic | conceptual |
| ms.assetid | 09063f43-f5f0-4cf0-baa9-12fec8898997 |
| author | David-Engel |
| ms.author | v-davidengel |
ODBC applications perform almost all database access by executing SQL statements. The general sequence of events is to allocate a statement handle, set any statement attributes, execute the statement, retrieve any results, and free the statement handle.
This section contains the following topics.