Network Technologies – JDBC Overview

3 Oct, 2011  |  Written by  |  under Database, Network Technologies
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jdbc_overviewJDBC is a Java API for communicating with relational databases using SQL commands. It consists of a set of classes and interfaces written in the Java programming language.

JDBC performs a similar role to ODBC; it provides a platform independent interface that enables a single version of an application system to access any compliant database. Like ODBC, it does require the availability of a software driver for each type of database to be accessed. A JDBC-ODBC bridge is also available; this enables JDBC to work with any database for which an ODBC driver is available.

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Network Technologies – ODBC Overview

29 Sep, 2011  |  Written by  |  under Database, Network Technologies
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odbc_overviewMicrosoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) specification was created with a view to making it easier for an application developer to write systems involving communication with different types of databases.

The objective was to make it possible to develop an application system that would work unchanged with a variety of different databases. Although it was originally designed by Microsoft, it is now supported by all major database vendors and is subject to international standardisation.

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