using-data-buffers.md

title	Using Data Buffers | 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	data buffers [ODBC], about data buffers buffers [ODBC], data data buffers [ODBC]
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author	David-Engel
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Using Data Buffers

Data buffers are described by three pieces of information: their type, address, and byte length. Whenever a function needs one of these pieces of information and does not already know it, it has an argument with which the application passes it.

This section contains the following topics.

• Data Buffer Type

• Data Buffer Address

• Data Buffer Length