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3What is the unixODBC Project?
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5The unixODBC Project goals are to develop and promote unixODBC to be the
6definitive standard for ODBC on the Linux platform.
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8What is ODBC?
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10ODBC is an open specification for providing application developers with
11a predictable API with which to access Data Sources. Data Sources include
12SQL Servers and any Data Source with an ODBC Driver.
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