See Also
Definition
ODBC (Open Data Base Connectivity) is a Microsoft standard for communicating with different database products. The standard defines an interface with a complete description of how to handle the connection with the database and of the actual database language to use - the well-known SQL (Standard Query Language). This means that when a database designer has created a database in a non-standard format, he can give other programmers or standard database applications access to his database simply by writing an ODBC driver.
Use
IGSS provides database access for the application developer, a facility that will significantly reduce development time for special applications not directly included in the system package. The application programmer may, for example, make an ODBC call from Visual Basic or Access - or any other Windows application that supports ODBC - and gain direct access to the system’s data. The ODBC driver is loaded as a DLL and is administered by Windows which makes it easy to install and easy to use.