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* ODBC Data Provider
<ul>
<li>Exists in namespace System.Data.Odbc and assembly System.Data
<li>Works on Windows and Linux
<li>Works on Windows via the native Windows odbc32.dll
<li>Works on Linux via <a href="http://www.unixodbc.org/">unixODBC</a>
<li>List of unixODBC <a href="http://www.unixodbc.org/drivers.html">drivers</a> and
an alternative list
<li>An alternative to unixODBC, but not tested with this
provider is <a href="http://www.iodbc.org">iODBC</a>
<li>Another alternative to unixODBC, but not tested this provider is
<a href="http://oplweb.openlinksw.com:8080/download/">OpenLink's</a>.
<li>List of <a href="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Ken_North/odbcvend.htm">ODBC Vendors</a>
<li>ODBC Provider created by Brian Ritchie.
</ul>
* Current Status
<ul>
<li>Connect on Windows via native Windows odbc32.dll
<li>Connect on Linux via unixODBC's libodbc.so
<li>Various databases have been tested using their
ODBC drivers: MySQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server
<li>Can execute non-query commands via ExecuteNonQuery of a OdbcCommand
<li>Can execute aggreates and retrieve a single row single column result via
ExecuteScalar of a OdbcCommand
<li>Can execute queries via ExecuteReader of a OdbcCommand and
retrieve results using an OdbcDataReader.
<li>Can get a DataTable containing schema info via GetSchemaTable() in a OdbcDataReader
</ul>
* Action Plan
<ul>
<li>Create a Data Adapter to Fill data into a DataTable in a DataSet
<li>TODO
</ul>
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