installer-dll-api-reference-function.md

title	Installer DLL API Reference Function
description	Installer DLL API Reference Function
author	David-Engel
ms.author	davidengel
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	reference
ms.custom	intro-installation
helpviewer_keywords	installer DLL [ODBC]

Installer DLL API Reference Function

This section describes the syntax of the functions in the installer DLL API. The installer DLL API consists of 20 functions. Three of these functions, SQLGetTranslator, SQLRemoveDSNFromIni, and SQLWriteDSNToIni, are called only by setup DLLs. The other functions are called by the setup and administration programs.

Each function is labeled with the version of ODBC in which it was introduced.

This section contains the following topics.

• SQLConfigDataSource Function

• SQLConfigDriver Function

• SQLCreateDataSource Function

• SQLGetConfigMode Function

• SQLGetInstalledDrivers Function

• SQLGetPrivateProfileString Function

• SQLGetTranslator Function

• SQLInstallDriverEx Function

• SQLInstallDriverManager Function

• SQLInstallerError Function

• SQLInstallTranslator Function

• SQLInstallTranslatorEx Function

• SQLManageDataSources Function

• SQLPostInstallerError Function

• SQLReadFileDSN Function

• SQLRemoveDefaultDataSource Function

• SQLRemoveDriver Function

• SQLRemoveDriverManager Function

• SQLRemoveDSNFromIni Function

• SQLRemoveTranslator Function

• SQLSetConfigMode Function

• SQLValidDSN Function

• SQLWriteDSNToIni Function

• SQLWriteFileDSN Function

• SQLWritePrivateProfileString Function