odbc-how-to-topics.md

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ODBC How-to Topics

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To use the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] ODBC driver, you must be able to create ODBC data sources and ensure that the server has the correct version of the catalog stored procedures. To code an ODBC application that uses SQL Server, you must know how to allocate ODBC handles, set attributes, connect to an instance of SQL Server, execute queries, and process results.

In This Section

• Configuring the SQL Server ODBC Driver How-to Topics

• Allocate Handles and Connect to SQL Server (ODBC)

• Executing Queries How-to Topics (ODBC)

• Processing Results How-to Topics (ODBC)

• Using Cursors How-to Topics (ODBC)

• Use Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (ODBC)

• Running Stored Procedures How-to Topics (ODBC)

• Managing text and image Columns How-to Topics (ODBC)

• Profiling ODBC Driver Performance How-to Topics (ODBC)

• Process ODBC Errors (ODBC)

• Bulk Copying with the SQL Server ODBC Driver How-to Topics (ODBC)

See Also

SQL Server Native Client (ODBC)