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ALSO CALLED: Open DataBase Connectivity
DEFINITION: Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an open standard application programming interface (API) for accessing a database. By using ODBC statements in a program, you can access files in a number of different databases, including Access, dBase, DB2, Excel, and Text. In addition to the ODBC software, a separate module or driver is needed for each database to be accessed. The main proponent and supplier  … 
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Application Integration Using the SID: A Practical Approach for Project Scoping and Design in Five Steps
sponsored by Progress Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses on the creation of an information "exchange" between applications or services in the context of the business process ticketing systems in an enterprise eBonding example. In this paper you will learn about application integration using the SID; Read on to learn a practical approach for project scoping and design in five steps.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009


VB Migration & Modernization Solutions: Convert Your Valuable Software Assets to VB.NET, C# or Even to Java Cost-Effectively and with Minimum Risk
sponsored by Transoft
WHITE PAPER: With Microsoft no longer providing support for the VB development environment, now is the time to migrate to VB.NET, C# or Java. Migration requires deep understanding of the legacy as well as extensive knowledge of the target environment. Read this paper to learn how Transoft can help your organization migrate your VB applications.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009

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ODBC DEFINITION (continued): …  of ODBC programming support is Microsoft.ODBC is based on and closely aligned with The Open Group standard Structured Query Language (SQL) Call-Level Interface. It allows programs to use SQL requests that will access databases without having to know the proprietary interfaces to the databases. ODBC handles the SQL request and converts it into a request the individual database system understands.ODBC was created by the SQL Access Group and first released in September, 1992. Although Microsoft Windows was the first to provide an ODBC product, versions now exist for UNIX, OS/2, and Macintosh … 
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