developing-applications.md

title	Developing Applications
description	Developing Applications
author	David-Engel
ms.author	davidengel
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	conceptual
helpviewer_keywords	application development [ODBC] ODBC [ODBC], application development application development [ODBC], about application development

Developing Applications

This section contains information about developing applications that use the ODBC interface and drivers that implement it.

This section contains the following topics.

• ODBC Fundamentals

• Basic ODBC Application Steps

• Connecting to a Data Source or Driver

• Catalog Functions

• SQL Statements

• Executing Statements

• Retrieving Results (Basic)

• Retrieving Results (Advanced)

• Updating Data Overview

• Descriptors

• Transactions

• Diagnostics

• Interoperability

• Programming Considerations

See Also

ODBC Programmer's Reference