RE: ODBC Connections Bad?

From: Shaw, John B <jbshaw_at_ingr.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 11:54:47 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002FFE45.20010510114507@fatcity.com>

We have lots of clients who use odbc for ad hoc tools - access,excel, foxpro,vb ...
While not quite as quick as a native tool they are ok for these applications, however they can be really bad, like any application, with poorly written queries (and what other kind do they ever write?).

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Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:07 PM
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I have been told in the past that ODBC connections to the database are slow and very resource intensive, but unfortunately this was not explained. Fortunately, I haven't really had to deal with ODBC connections much.

However, in my new job, several users are using MS Access as their query tool and it looks like the number is growing.

So, are ODBC connections to the database really slow and a resource problem? If so, why? Also, is there anything special in regards to the database that I should be watching or tuning outside of the norm just because I have a bunch of Access users hitting the database?

Thanks again for the assistance!
-w

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