Windows 7 includes an ODBC manager that lets you connect from your desktop to a SQL server. You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to th ...

The Connection Properties dialog opens. For my sample ITworld application, I changed the data source to Microsoft SQL Server (SQLClient), and entered the necessary Server, Log On, and database values.

Microsoft released a 64-bit SQL Server Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, which follows on a promise the company made to to deliver this driver as part of its SQL ...

Future versions of the SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux may support other variants of Unix, including SUSE, Solaris, and HP-UX. Planned features for future releases include 32-bit support, support for ...

A Version 6 PROC SQL Pass-Through view does not need to be updated to be used in Version 7 or Version 8. The conversion of PROC SQL Pass-Through views is automatic and does not require you to use the ...

From that standpoint, moving to ODBC-based APIs for SQL Server may make things easier for developers who are considering porting their SQL Server-based applications to Microsoft's cloud.

S QL Server 2005's Management Studio offers lots of new functionality, but you can't always use a GUI. Sometimes you need to run a script from the command line, especially for an upgrade or install ...

Datavations LLC has released DataDirect Connect for ODBC 4.0. The software enables a Mac client to connect to ODBC-compatible databases including Microsoft SQL Server 7 and 2000, Oracle 8x and 9x ...