executing-statements-odbc.md

title	Executing Statements ODBC
description	Executing Statements ODBC
author	dlevy-msft-sql
ms.author	dlevy
ms.reviewer	davidengel, sunilbs, mcimfl
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	concept-article

Executing Statements ODBC

ODBC applications perform almost all database access by executing SQL statements. The general sequence of events is to allocate a statement handle, set any statement attributes, execute the statement, retrieve any results, and free the statement handle.

This section contains the following topics.

• Allocating a Statement Handle

• Statement Attributes

• Executing a Statement

• Statement Parameters

• Asynchronous Execution (Polling Method)

• Asynchronous Execution (Notification Method)

• Freeing a Statement Handle