The .NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC describes a collection of classes used to access an ODBC data source in the managed space. Using the OdbcDataAdapter class, you can fill a memory-resident DataSet that you can use to query and update the data source.

For more information about how to use this namespace, see the OdbcDataReader, OdbcCommand, and OdbcConnection classes.

 Classes

	Class	Description
	OdbcCommand	Represents an SQL statement or stored procedure to execute against a data source. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcCommandBuilder	Automatically generates single-table commands that are used to reconcile changes made to a DataSet with the associated data source. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcConnection	Represents an open connection to a data source.
	OdbcConnectionStringBuilder	Provides a simple way to create and manage the contents of connection strings used by the OdbcConnection class.
	OdbcDataAdapter	Represents a set of data commands and a connection to a data source that are used to fill the DataSet and update the data source. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcDataReader	Provides a way of reading a forward-only stream of data rows from a data source. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcError	Collects information relevant to a warning or error returned by the data source.
	OdbcErrorCollection	Collects all errors generated by the OdbcDataAdapter. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcException	The exception that is generated when a warning or error is returned by an ODBC data source. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcFactory	Represents a set of methods for creating instances of the ODBC provider's implementation of the data source classes.
	OdbcInfoMessageEventArgs	Provides data for the InfoMessage event.
	OdbcMetaDataCollectionNames	Provides a list of constants for use with the GetSchema method to retrieve metadata collections.
	OdbcMetaDataColumnNames	Provides static values that are used for the column names in the OdbcMetaDataCollectionNames objects contained in the DataTable. The DataTable is created by the GetSchema method.
	OdbcParameter	Represents a parameter to an OdbcCommand and optionally, its mapping to a DataColumn. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcParameterCollection	Represents a collection of parameters relevant to an OdbcCommand and their respective mappings to columns in a DataSet. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcPermission	Enables the .NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC to help make sure that a user has a security level sufficient to access an ODBC data source. This class cannot be inherited.
	OdbcPermissionAttribute	Associates a security action with a custom security attribute.
	OdbcRowUpdatedEventArgs	Provides data for the RowUpdated event.
	OdbcRowUpdatingEventArgs	Provides data for the RowUpdating event.
	OdbcTransaction	Represents an SQL transaction to be made at a data source. This class cannot be inherited.

 Delegates

	Delegate	Description
	OdbcInfoMessageEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the InfoMessage event of an OdbcConnection.
	OdbcRowUpdatedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the RowUpdated event of an OdbcDataAdapter.
	OdbcRowUpdatingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the RowUpdating event of an OdbcDataAdapter.

 Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	OdbcType	Specifies the data type of a field, property, for use in an OdbcParameter.