Microsoft OLE DB Providers Overview

An OLE DB data provider is an application that responds to OLE DB calls and provides data in a usable tabular form. The provider is a COM component with an OLE DB-compliant interface.

An OLE DB provider is not required to support the complete OLE DB interface, which makes it easier for an application to become an OLE DB provider.

For information on support for Microsoft data access components, see the Getting Help from Microsoft Technical Support page

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The following OLE DB providers are currently available:

• Microsoft OLE DB ODBC Provider for accessing ODBC data.
  
  
• Microsoft OLE DB Oracle Provider for accessing Oracle database data.
  
  
• Microsoft OLE DB SQL Server Provider for accessing data on one or more SQL servers.
  
  
• Microsoft OLE DB Jet Provider for accessing Microsoft Jet database data.
  
  
• Other available OLE DB providers are:
  
  
• Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Microsoft Active Directory Service (ADS) that provides access and management services for network resources and access to directory name space.
  
  
• Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Microsoft Index Server that provides access to indexed file system and web data using SQL queries.
  
  
• There are also many commercial OLE DB providers available.