SQL Server ODBC Driver Programmer's Reference

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a Microsoft® Win32® API used by applications to access data in ODBC data sources.

The SQL Server ODBC Driver Programmer's Reference does not document all of the ODBC function calls. Only those functions that have driver-specific parameters or behaviors when used with the Microsoft® SQL Server™ ODBC driver are discussed. The functions documented in the SQL Server ODBC Driver Programmer's Reference use ODBC 3.5.

For a full description of the ODBC API, see the Microsoft ODBC Software Development Kit (SDK). The ODBC SDK is part of the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN®). The ODBC SDK can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site, and is available in the Microsoft ODBC 3.0 Software Development Kit and Programmer's Reference available from Microsoft Press®.