Connecting using OLE DB

OLE DB is a data access model from Microsoft. It uses the Component Object Model (COM) interfaces. Unlike ODBC, OLE DB does not assume that the data source uses a SQL query processor.

This release of Sybase IQ includes an OLE DB provider. If you use the Sybase IQ OLE DB provider, ODBC is not required in your deployment.

OLE DB requires a Windows client. However, you can access both Windows and UNIX servers using OLE DB.

For more information, see SQL Anywhere Server Programming Guide. For information on connecting to a database using OLE DB, see ”Connecting to a database using OLE DB” in Chapter 3, “Sybase IQ Connections,” in the Sybase IQ System Administration Guide.

NoteSybase IQ support for certain features used with OLE DB differs from SQL Anywhere support. Be aware of these differences when using the SQL Anywhere documentation: