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description: "ODBC Header Files"
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# ODBC Header Files
> [!NOTE]  
>  Redistribution of ODBC header files is not required. None are considered "Core".  
  
 **Header Files**  
  
 Odbcinst.h  
  
 Sql.h  
  
 Sqlext.h  
  
 Sqltypes.h  
  
 Sqlucode.h  
  
 Msdasql.h  
  
 Msdadc.h  
  
 Sqlspi.h (used for driver development, see [ODBC Service Provider Interface (SPI) Reference](../../../odbc/reference/syntax/odbc-service-provider-interface-spi-reference.md) for more information) available beginning in the Windows 8 SDK.