22.1.5. Connector/ODBC Examples

22.1.5.1. Basic Connector/ODBC Application Steps
22.1.5.2. Step-by-step Guide to Connecting to a MySQL Database throughConnector/ODBC
22.1.5.3. Connector/ODBC and Third-Party ODBC Tools
22.1.5.4. Using Connector/ODBC with Microsoft Access
22.1.5.5. Using Connector/ODBC with Microsoft Word or Excel
22.1.5.6. Using Connector/ODBC with Crystal Reports
22.1.5.7. Connector/ODBC Programming

Once you have configured a DSN to provide access to a database, how you access and use that connection is dependent on the application or programming language. As ODBC is a standardized interface, any application or language that supports ODBC can use the DSN and connect to the configured database.