What is ODBC ?
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Open Database Connectivity
the architecture of ODBC of four parts, constituted of:
- Application: the process will perform and the functions of the ODBC calls. Functions ODBC SQL sends a reply received.
- Driver Manager: drivers for program Load and Unload. Calling functions ODBC to process that, or the driver sends.
- Driver: call, functions, ODBC processing. requests, SQL to a data source, particularly, and sends the reply to the Application returns. If necessary, the driver request the program change in terms of literal by the DBMS, the relevant compatible.
- Data source: includes data that the user wants to access them), and the operating system. the DBMS and platform network, that the DBMS uses it.