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description: "Executing Statements ODBC"
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# Executing Statements ODBC
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.  
  
-   [Allocating a Statement Handle](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/allocating-a-statement-handle-odbc.md)  
  
-   [Statement Attributes](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/statement-attributes.md)  
  
-   [Executing a Statement](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/executing-a-statement.md)  
  
-   [Statement Parameters](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/statement-parameters.md)  
  
-   [Asynchronous Execution (Polling Method)](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/asynchronous-execution-polling-method.md)  
  
-   [Asynchronous Execution (Notification Method)](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/asynchronous-execution-notification-method.md)  
  
-   [Freeing a Statement Handle](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/freeing-a-statement-handle-odbc.md)