Programming ODBC for Microsoft SQL Server describes how the ODBC SQL Server driver uses various Microsoft SQL Server features. It provides installation information, gives details on creating and configuring SQL Server data sources, summarizes the ODBC API in a step-by-step programming guide, and provides information on how the ODBC functions and SQL grammar map to SQL Server features.
This book is written for developers who are writing ODBC client/server applications that connect to Microsoft SQL Server using the ODBC SQL Server driver. It assumes that you are familiar with SQL Server and with the ODBC application programming interface (API). For information about the ODBC API, see the Microsoft ODBC API Reference or the Microsoft ODBC 2.0 Programmer's Reference and SDK Guide.
This book also assumes that you are familiar with Transact-SQL, the enhanced version of SQL (structured query language). For information about Transact-SQL, see the Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL Reference.