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# ODBC Escape Sequences
The following escape sequences are used in ODBC. The grammar in this section uses some elements defined in [Elements Used in SQL Statements](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/elements-used-in-sql-statements.md).  
  
 This section contains the following topics.  
  
-   [Date, Time, and Timestamp Escape Sequences](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/date-time-and-timestamp-escape-sequences.md)  
  
-   [GUID Escape Sequences](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/guid-escape-sequences.md)  
  
-   [Interval Escape Sequences](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/interval-escape-sequences.md)  
  
-   [LIKE Escape Sequence](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/like-escape-sequence.md)  
  
-   [Outer Join Escape Sequence](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/outer-join-escape-sequence.md)  
  
-   [Procedure Call Escape Sequence](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/procedure-call-escape-sequence.md)  
  
-   [Scalar Function Escape Sequence](../../../odbc/reference/appendixes/scalar-function-escape-sequence.md)