Finding More SQL Server Native Client Information
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Important
SQL Server Native Client (SNAC) isn't shipped with:
- SQL Server 2022 (16.x) and later versions
- SQL Server Management Studio 19 and later versions
The SQL Server Native Client (SQLNCLI or SQLNCLI11) and the legacy Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB) aren't recommended for new application development.
For new projects, use one of the following drivers:
For SQLNCLI that ships as a component of SQL Server Database Engine (versions 2012 through 2019), see this Support Lifecycle exception.
For more information about SQL Server Native Client and other types of data access programming, see the following online resources:
Data Access and Storage Developer Center
This site provides technical articles, sample code, and other resources for SQL Server Native Client and other data access technologies.
Data Access Blog
This blog site provides information about data access technologies and allows you to interact directly with members of the product team.
Windows Data Access Components
This site contains the latest Windows Data Access Components (Windows DAC) SDK documentation. Windows DAC is the version of the data access components (called MDAC in earlier versions) that is included in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
The Window DAC SDK includes documentation for ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), OLE DB, and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).