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20.1.5.1. Basic Connector/ODBC Application Steps

Interacting with a MySQL server from an applications using the Connector/ODBC typically involves the following operations:

  • Configure the Connector/ODBC DSN

  • Connect to MySQL server

  • Initialization operations

  • Execute SQL statements

  • Retrieve results

  • Perform Transactions

  • Disconnect from the server

Most applications use some variation of these steps. The basic application steps are shown in the following diagram:

Connector/ODBC Programming Flowchart