- IODBC
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name = iODBC
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developer =
latest_release_version = 3.52.6
latest_release_date =October 8 ,2007
latest preview version =
latest preview date =
operating_system =Cross-platform
genre = Data Access API
license = BSD,LGPL
website = [http://www.iodbc.org www.iodbc.org]iODBC is an
open source initiative managed by OpenLink Software. It is a platform-independent ODBC SDK and runtime offering that enables the development of ODBC-compliant applications and drivers outside the Windows platform. The prime goals of this project are as follows:
*Simplify the effort of porting ODBC applications from Windows to other platforms
*Simplify the effort of porting ODBC drivers from Windows to other platforms
*Create consistent ODBC-utilization experience across all platformsHistory
iODBC emerged from a cooperative effort between OpenLink Software and Ke Jin. OpenLink Software produced a Driver Manager-less ODBC SDK that it branded as Universal DataBase Connectivity (
UDBC ) in 1993, because of the sporadic nature of shared library implementations acrossUnix platforms. Ke Jin used UDBC as inspiration for building a Driver Manager for ODBC outside the windows platform.Over time Ke Jin and OpenLink Software decided to merge this effort into a single
Open Source offering under theLGPL license.This process occurred at a time when the
Free Software Foundation sought to have iODBC as a GPL offering. The delay in determining final licensing status for iODBC lead to the emergence ofUnixODBC and lead to a fork in the platform-independent ODBC SDK and runtime that exists today. Drivers and applications written using either SDK have remained compatible (a tribute to both projects).External links
* [http://www.iodbc.org iODBC homepage]
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