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# OLEDB Event Category
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  The **OLEDB** event category contains general OLEDB events.  
  
## In This Section  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[OLEDB Call Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/oledb-call-event-class.md)|Indicates that [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] has made a non-data or non-**QueryInterface** call to an OLE DB provider for distributed queries and remote stored procedures.|  
|[OLEDB DataRead Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/oledb-dataread-event-class.md)|Indicates that [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] has called an OLE DB provider for distributed queries and remote stored procedures.|  
|[OLEDB Errors Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/oledb-errors-event-class.md)|Indicates that a call to an OLE DB provider returned an error.|  
|[OLEDB Provider Information Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/oledb-provider-information-event-class.md)|Indicates that a distributed query has run and has collected information that corresponds to the provider connection.|  
|[OLEDB QueryInterface Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/oledb-queryinterface-event-class.md)|Indicates that [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] has issued an OLE DB **QueryInterface** call for distributed queries and remote stored procedures.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Extended Events](../../relational-databases/extended-events/extended-events.md)