getting-and-setting-descriptor-fields.md

title	Getting and Setting Descriptor Fields
description	Getting and Setting Descriptor Fields
author	David-Engel
ms.author	davidengel
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	concept-article
helpviewer_keywords	descriptors [ODBC], retrieving or setting field values

Getting and Setting Descriptor Fields

This section describes the methods an application can use to retrieve or set the values in descriptor fields.

This section contains the following topics.

• Obtaining Descriptor Handles

• Retrieving the Values in Descriptor Fields

• Setting Descriptor Fields

• Copying Descriptors

• Using Concise Functions