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title: "ODBC Fundamentals | Microsoft Docs"
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# ODBC Fundamentals
This section contains the following topics.  
  
-   [Handles](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/handles.md)  
  
-   [Buffers](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/buffers.md)  
  
-   [Data Types in ODBC](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/data-types-in-odbc.md)  
  
-   [Conformance Levels](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/conformance-levels.md)  
  
-   [Environment, Connection, and Statement Attributes](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/environment-connection-and-statement-attributes.md)  
  
-   [Tables and Views](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/tables-and-views.md)