Code directly to ODBC APIs

Many PC applications make ODBC calls that allow the user to seamlessly access data on different platforms. Before you begin developing your own IBM® i Access application with ODBC APIs, you should understand how an ODBC application connects to and exchanges information with a database server.

There are supported ODBC APIs that:
  • Set up the ODBC environment
  • Establish and end connections to data sources
  • Execute SQL statements
  • Clean up the ODBC environment
Parent topic: Files required to build an ODBC application
Related reference:
Example: Visual Basic - Access and return data by a call to a procedure