Creating an OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Application
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Creating an OLE DB Driver for SQL Server application involves these steps:
- Establishing a connection to a data source.
- Executing a command.
- Processing the results.
Note
When possible, use Windows Authentication. If Windows Authentication is not available, prompt users to enter their credentials at run time. Avoid storing credentials in a file. If you must persist credentials, you should encrypt them with the Win32 cryptoAPI.