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# Executing Queries How-to Topics (ODBC)
  Executing an SQL statement in an ODBC application requires allocating a statement handle, setting statement attributes, and preparing and executing the SQL statement.  
  
## In This Section  
  
-   [Use a Statement (ODBC)](use-a-statement-odbc.md)  
  
-   [Set Cursor Options (ODBC)](set-cursor-options-odbc.md)  
  
-   [Execute a Statement Directly (ODBC)](execute-a-statement-directly-odbc.md)  
  
-   [Prepare and Execute a Statement (ODBC)](prepare-and-execute-a-statement-odbc.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [ODBC How-to Topics](../odbc-how-to-topics.md)