= doc.Products.dotnet-odbc-st

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The ODBC .Net Data Providers enables connectivity to any ODBC Data Source by acting as a Bridge between ADO.Net and ODBC. This Provider offers ADO.NET access to existing ODBC Data Sources from an ADO.NET client environment. 

The [[OpenLink]]  ODBC .Net Data Providers are a Type C class of provider. 

 
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This driver is available for Windows and Linux Operating systems. 


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