Connecting Windows Applications to SQL Servers via ODBC

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How Can Windows Applications Connect to SQL Servers via ODBC?

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One way of connecting a windows application to a SQL Server is to use ODBC drivers. The requirements to do this is summarized here:

  • The SQL Server must have TCP/IP protocol enabled with a specific port number.
  • The SQL Server Browser Service must be running on the server machine.
  • A ODBC DSN must be created to represent the connection to SQL Server on the specified port number.
  • The local windows application must be able to support ODBC API calls.

The diagram below shows how MS Access can connect to a SQL Server through the ODBC driver:

SQL Server ODBC Connection
SQL Server ODBC Connection

 

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