The Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Desktop Database Drivers use the Microsoft Jet database engine to provide ODBC-enabled applications with access to six different database formats. This chapter discusses the architecture of the drivers, Microsoft Jet features that the drivers expose, implementation details, and enhancements that improve driver performance.
This chapter assumes you’re familiar with the ODBC Application Programming Interface (API). For information about ODBC, refer to the Microsoft ODBC 3.0 Software Development Kit and Programmer’s Reference published by Microsoft Press, or to the release notes in the Microsoft ODBC 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK).