---
title: "Translation DLL API Reference"
description: "Translation DLL API Reference"
author: David-Engel
ms.author: v-davidengel
ms.date: "01/19/2017"
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: connectivity
ms.topic: reference
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "translation DLLs [ODBC]"
---
# Translation DLL API Reference
This section describes the syntax of the translation DLL API, which consists of two functions: **SQLDriverToDataSource** and **SQLDataSourceToDriver**. These functions must be included in the DLL that performs translation for the driver.  
  
 This section contains the following topics.  
  
-   [SQLDataSourceToDriver Function](../../../odbc/reference/syntax/sqldatasourcetodriver-function.md)  
  
-   [SQLDriverToDataSource Function](../../../odbc/reference/syntax/sqldrivertodatasource-function.md)