ODBC API Question

Hi all,
Quick question about the ODBC API. Is there a function in the ODBC API that
I can call to determine what parameters a particular driver requires? For
instance, ODBC Administrator knows to allow you to select, create, repair or
compact an MS Access Database; but for SQL Server it offers different
options, including default database, use ANSI quoted identifiers, etc. Does
ODBC Administrator determine this via a function in the ODBC API, or is this
hard-coded into the ODBC Administrator?
Thanks,
Michael C.
There are various API calls that you can make to figure this out,
ODBCAD32.EXE does this dynamically. Best is to use ODBC Test
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...t_overview.asp
that comes with the MDAC SDK or the Platform SDK, it allows you to use all
these APIs interactively from a UI, so you can play around with them,
otherwise they are all documented in the programmer reference guide.
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"Michael C" <michaelc@.nospam.org> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> Quick question about the ODBC API. Is there a function in the ODBC API
> that
> I can call to determine what parameters a particular driver requires? For
> instance, ODBC Administrator knows to allow you to select, create, repair
> or
> compact an MS Access Database; but for SQL Server it offers different
> options, including default database, use ANSI quoted identifiers, etc.
> Does
> ODBC Administrator determine this via a function in the ODBC API, or is
> this
> hard-coded into the ODBC Administrator?
> Thanks,
> Michael C.
>