Connecting to Your Database
Understanding Data Connections

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining an ODBC data source, see Using the ODBC Interface.

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining an OLE DB data provider, see Using the OLE DB Interface.

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining an ADO.NET data provider, see Using the ADO.NET Interface.

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining a native database interface, see Using Native Database Interfaces.