[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
The ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) interface allows applications to access data in database management systems (DBMS) using structured query language (SQL) as a standard. It allows an application developer to develop, compile, and ship an application without targeting a specific DBMS. The DBMS vendors provide their adapters to link the ODBC interface to their specific API functions.
The Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) ODBC adapter provides a standard API that a programmer uses to obtain data contained in the WBEM database.
The WBEM ODBC adapter currently does not allow you to create tables, add records, or edit records.