Cold Fusion & Microsoft Access? And what is ODBC?

[Greg Patterson]

Another member of the listserv asked me to explain what is meant by ODBC compliant
databases.

ODBC stands for Open Database Connectivity and it is a standard developed by
Microsoft to allow access to different types of databases. Products like
Access, dBase, Paradox, and (I think) FoxPro are ODBC compliant.

A good set of definitions can be found at the Free Online Computing Dictionary
(http://wfn-shop.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/foldoc) or O'Reilly's Dictionary of PC
Hardware and Data Communication Terms (http://www.ora.com/reference/dictionary/).

I should add that FoxWeb, mentioned in my previous posting can be found at
(http://www.foxweb.com).

Greg Patterson
Information Services Analyst
Richmond Hill Public Library

Greg Patterson wrote:

> Cold Fusion works with ODBC compliant databases. You also might want to check out
> FoxWeb if you have a FoxPro database.