Tom Archer explains how to use the Microsoft Text Driver and the .NET ODBC Classes to read formatted text data.
Managed Extensions: Using the .NET ODBC Classes to Read Text Data
Published 09/14/2004
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Ultra Simple DB Class Interface for ODBC
Published 09/12/2003
The ODBC API has a lot of power and flexibility, but sometimes you just want to get the data without all the effort. Hence, these simple class wrappers. (The article, demo project, and source code were updated.)
A Simple and Smart ODBC Wrapper Library
Published 10/02/2002
Direct usage of ODBC is very complex. Anybody who tries to work with ODBC will agree with this statement. This small and smart ODBC wrapper makes working with ODBC much simpler.
Executing Multiple Firect ODBC SQL Calls
Published 03/01/2002
Have you ever tried to issue multiple direct ODBC calls only to have some of the calls after the first fail?
Database Template Library
Published 03/14/2001
The authors of this library have combined the flexibility of templates with the power of ODBC to create a truly unique and robust library for database access!!
Browsing for ODBC Data Source Names (DSN)
Published 06/24/2000
C++ class that enumerates the system's ODBC DSNs
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Published 04/18/2011
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
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