ODBC administration
Windows Application Package includes an ODBC driver that allows your applications convenient access to Db2® for IBM® i databases in your network. This topic provides an overview of ODBC, instructions for setting up the driver, and a troubleshooting guide.
Note: For information and considerations when working with the ODBC
APIs, refer to ODBC programming.
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a Microsoft standard for providing access to databases. It has a well-defined set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that use Structured Query Language (SQL) to access databases.
For help with integrating ODBC support into your applications, refer to the IBM i Access ODBC programming, where you can get information on the following subtopics:
- ODBC API list
- ODBC API implementation
- Programming examples
- ODBC performance