Introduction

When using DB2 ODBC drivers that support the IBM Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) protocol, ECDA Option for ODBC supports access to DB2 UDB on z/OS, Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms.

When using Microsoft SQL Server ODBC drivers, ECDA Option for ODBC supports access to Microsoft SQL Server databases running on Windows platforms only.

• ECDA Option for ODBC
  ECDA Option for ODBC is a Sybase solution that gives client applications ODBC data access.
• DirectConnect Manager
  DirectConnect Manager graphically represents each DirectConnect object on a tree list or an “icon map,” which is a customizable workspace where you can add or remove objects.
• Internationalization
  Internationalization consists of character code set conversion and cultural formatting.
• Localization
  You can localize the messages that are generated by the target database manager and passed to the client without changes, and the messages generated in ECDA Option for ODBC.