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= OLE DB Connections from ADO or ADO.NET =

The classname for the <i><nop>OpenLink Single-Tier OLE DB Bridge Provider for ODBC</i>, also known as the <i>OLE DB-to-ODBC Bridge</i>, is <b>{{{OpenLinkODBC}}}</b>. 

The Provider is invoked using a [[OLEDBConnectionStrings|connection string]] resembling this one --
{{{
Provider=OpenLinkODBC;Data Source=w2ks2;User ID=SCOTT;Password=tiger;Extended Properties="Cursors=Driver;BookmarkDefault=On";
}}}