ODBC (Open Data Base Connectivity) is a standard interface to a wide variety of database packages. ODBC drivers are available for most common databases. With the ODBC interface, a VTS application can be written to store and retrieve data from the database in a format independent of the particular database used. To switch databases, only the driver needs to be changed.
Note: The ODBC driver must be configured in your Windows environment before the VTS ODBC command can be used.
VTS automatically creates a file Data Source Name (DSN) that handles the connection information to your ODBC driver.