getting-and-setting-descriptor-fields.md

title	Getting and Setting Descriptor Fields | Microsoft Docs
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ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.prod	sql
ms.prod_service	connectivity
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ms.technology	connectivity
ms.topic	conceptual
helpviewer_keywords	descriptors [ODBC], retrieving or setting field values
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author	David-Engel
ms.author	v-daenge

Getting and Setting Descriptor Fields

This section describes the methods an application can use to retrieve or set the values in descriptor fields.

This section contains the following topics.

• Obtaining Descriptor Handles

• Retrieving the Values in Descriptor Fields

• Setting Descriptor Fields

• Copying Descriptors

• Using Concise Functions