This manual describes the basics and features of the SAP DB ODBC driver. The explanations apply to SAP DB database systems as of version 7.3.01.
To understand this documentation, you require a basic knowledge of the C programming language, knowledge of SQL, and a general knowledge of database systems.
The SAP DB ODBC driver allows access to the SAP DB database system. Data is accessed using the Structured Query Language (SQL).
Depending on the operating system, the SAP DB ODBC driver is both 32 bit- and 64 bit- compatible. It runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows as of Microsoft Windows 95 and all UNIX systems that are supported by SAP DB.
If the ODBC application is operated on the same host as the database instance, communication takes place using shared memory. Remote access of the ODBC application to the database instance is performed using TCP/IP.
You can download the SAP DB ODBC driver free of charge from the SAP DB homepage http://www.sapdb.org.
For a complete description of the ODBC functions and an ODBC syntax reference, see the Microsoft homepage (http://www.microsoft.com/data/ODBC) in the ODBC Software Development Kit (SDK) under ODBC Programmer’s Reference.
For general information about the SAP DB database system, see The SAP DB Database System and on the SAP DB Homepage at http://www.sapdb.org.