How Can Windows Applications Connect to SQL Servers via ODBC?
Submitted by: AdministratorOne 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
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* 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
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