Overview

This chapter introduces ODBC, the c-treeSQL ODBC driver, and how they work together to provide access from a wealth of desktop tools to c-treeSQL environments:

• A c-treeSQL environment is an SQL interface over c-tree Plus.
• ODBC: Microsoft’s Open Data Base Connectivity has become a widely accepted database access standard on the desktop.
• Desktop tools and applications that support ODBC can access any data source supported by an ODBC driver. These tools include client/server development, query, and personal productivity tools.