ODBC How-to Topics
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)
To use the SQL Server ODBC driver, you must be able to create ODBC data sources and ensure that the server has the correct version of the catalog stored procedures. To code an ODBC application that uses SQL Server, you must know how to allocate ODBC handles, set attributes, connect to an instance of SQL Server, execute queries, and process results.