---
title: "Translation DLL Function Summary"
description: "Translation DLL Function Summary"
author: David-Engel
ms.author: davidengel
ms.date: "01/19/2017"
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: connectivity
ms.topic: reference
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "translation DLLs [ODBC]"
  - "functions [ODBC], translation DLL functions"
---
# Translation DLL Function Summary
The following table describes translation DLL functions. For more information about the syntax and semantics for each function, see [Translation DLL Function Reference](../../../odbc/reference/syntax/translation-dll-api-reference.md).  
  
|Task|Function name|Purpose|  
|----------|-------------------|-------------|  
|Translating data|[SQLDataSourceToDriver](../../../odbc/reference/syntax/sqldatasourcetodriver-function.md)|Translates all data flowing from the data source to the driver.|  
||[SQLDriverToDataSource](../../../odbc/reference/syntax/sqldrivertodatasource-function.md)|Translates all data flowing from the driver to the data source.|