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OLEDB v. ODBC, Some Clarity...Please?
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08/11/2001 15:50:58
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Miscellaneous
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00579366
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00579467
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In general OLEDB is a superset of ODBC regardless if it is VFP, SQL Server, ACCESS, etc. Meaning wider in scope.

See JVP's technical write-up:
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnfoxgen/html/adojump.asp?frame=true

>Much has been made of VFP 7 having an OLEDB provider. We
>could always get to VFP data through ODBC, what's the big
>deal?
>
>I've waded through a bunch of technobable about OLEDB, but
>I'm still missing why it is so important.
>
>Can someone give me a succinct description of some of the
>benefits?
>
>advTHANKSance
JESS S. BANAGA
Project Leader - SDD division
...shifting from VFP to C#.Net

CHARISMA simply means: "Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are in making them feel good about you."
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