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Microsoft Ole Db 1.1 Programmers Reference and Software Development Kit
Microsoft Ole Db 11 Programmers Reference and Software Development Kit The OLE DB specification is a set of interfaces that expose data from a variety of data sources using the OLE Component Object Model (COM). This technology has become a central part of Microsoft's data access strategy. It extends the data access model used by Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). ODBC is confined to database management sy... more »stems (DBMS's) that employ SQL as their data access language. By using COM technology, OLE DB enables applications to access data from many sources that ODBC could not access. These sources include productivity tools such as spreadsheets, project management planners, and electronic mail, in addition to the traditional DBMS's served by ODBC. The version 3.0 release of the ODBC Software Development Kit (SDK) aligned it with the Call-Level Interface specifications from X/Open and ISO/IEC. This, in addition to numerous enhancements of ODBC 2.x, has resulted in wide acceptance of ODBC as the de facto standard application programming interface for database access. At the same time, version 1.0 of OLE DB has been released to an industry seeking even greater data access. The success of ODBC bodes well for OLE DB. They are complementary, not competitive, technologies. Microsoft has positioned ODBC as a migration path for OLE DB, with the assumption and hope that developers who have successfully employed ODBC will find OLE DB to be a much more effective tool in their quest for data access. This has been borne out in the reception of the OLE DB 1.0 SDK. High-level players in the industry, such as PowerSoft, Oracle, and Informix, have embraced the technology, and numerous vendors are producing OLE DB data providers. Industry publications such as Network World, InfoWorld, and PC Week have produced highly favorable reviews. As a result of the reception of the OLE DB 1.0 SDK, customers are clamoring for printed copies of the OLE DB Programmer's Reference. The Programmer's Reference help file released with the SDK is useful, but users have been emphatic in expressing the need for a printed version. The OLE DB team has been able to send copies of a soft-bound book produced by the Copy Center to some select customers, but the need is overwhelming. Version 1.1 of the OLE DB SDK in December 1996. The OLE DB 1.1 Programmer's Reference includes minor enhancements and bug fixes to the version 1.0 documentation, as well as a full index, not available in the 1.0 documentation.« less