Examples of ODBC application programs are Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. The ODBC driver must be installed before these application programs can access HiRDB. For information on ODBC driver installation, see 13.2 Installing the ODBC2.0 driver. You can also access HiRDB via the ODBC driver from a UAP that uses the ODBC functions provided by HiRDB. For information on the ODBC functions provided by HiRDB, see 13.4 ODBC functions provided by HiRDB.

When the ODBC driver is used, you can access HiRDB from a UAP that uses the ODBC3.x interface.