ODBC driver tasks

ODBC drivers perform various tasks.

These tasks include the following ones:

• Connecting to and disconnecting from data sources
• Checking for errors
• Submitting SQL statements to the database management system software for execution against a particular data source
• Converting ODBC-standard SQL statements, if necessary, to DBMS-specific SQL statements
• Sending data to and retrieving data from a data source
• Performing data conversion functions, as specified by the application
• Returning information about the success or failure of an ODBC function