ODBC Driver Example Code

MattC1234

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Dec 20, 2007, 3:15:03 PM12/20/07

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I am new to Microsoft and have been tasked with writting and ODBC Driver.

I've looked through the MSDN site and found a number of articles that
discuss ODBC Driver development. I've read through the ODBC API reference
manual and have a pretty good idea what needs to be done.

What I need to move forward is to find some example code that I can look at.
An article that identifies the steps to creating and deploying an ODBC driver
would be great!

Does anyone know where I can find some ODBC Driver example code? Would it
help if I had an MSDN Subscription?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Arnie

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Dec 26, 2007, 10:59:31 AM12/26/07

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You might want to take a look at these people. I have no
experience with them.

http://www.openaccesssoftware.com/

- Arnie

B Stewart

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Jan 11, 2008, 11:11:01 AM1/11/08

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I'm looking for the same thing. I've spent an entire day looking for some
direction on how to get starting developing an ODBC driver, without much
success.

I've seen references to a Microsoft ODBC SDK which I can't find. I've
looked for examples in the Windows SDK and the MDAC SDK. I have not found
any real information ODBC driver development in either. The "ODBC
Programmer's Reference" section "Developing Applications and Drivers" doesn't
seem to say anything about developing a driver, just using ODBC as a client.
(http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714177.aspx)

Does anyone have any advice? Thanks

Langer@discussions.microsoft.com Thomas Langer

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Jan 18, 2008, 9:54:04 AM1/18/08

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Hi. I'm also writing an odbc-driver at this time. You don't need any
odbc-sdk. Everything you need is in sql.h sqlext.h sqltypes.h.
The information in the msdn are a little bit curious. The information in the
msdn, belongs also to the driver. You only need to create a win32-dll
project, include the headers, Write the functions like SQLGetInfo or
SQLAllocHandle export them with a .def file. Add some keys in your registry,
and it works.

Greets Thomas

B Stewart

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Jan 18, 2008, 10:44:03 AM1/18/08

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Thanks for the reply, that is good information. For anyone else who is
interested, a good article on the subject can be found here:
http://www.ddj.com/windows/184416434
(The source code is a little hard to find, but it's there. You need to
follow the source code link then browse to the correct issue.)

Thomas Langer

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Jan 21, 2008, 6:22:26 AM1/21/08

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Hi, thanks for your link and your samples. I'm not finished yet with my
driver, and this link helped in answering questions before they appear.

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Alessandro

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Feb 12, 2008, 4:13:02 PM2/12/08

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Thomas,

did you finished your ODBC driver, and if yes, can you share (parts) of your
code?

Alessandro

Mohammed Muzammil

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Dec 11, 2022, 2:47:44 AM12/11/22

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Hello Thomas,
I have the requirement to develop the odbc driver. So it would be really helpful to get started if you could share the source code.

Mohammed Muzammil

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Dec 11, 2022, 2:50:38 AM12/11/22

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Hello, I have the same requirement. It would be really helpful if you could share some insights on how to get started or the source code.