What is SQL Server client?

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A SQL Client like SQL Operations Studio or SQL Server Management Studio is a tool used to connect to a database server. We use the client to send queries and commands to the instance of the SQL Server database engine. SQL Server is often used to refer to the database engine.

What SQL Server Native Client do I have?

For 64 bit version, browse to System32 directory. For 32 bit, use SysWoW64 directory. Look for odbcad32.exe (ODBC Data Source Administrator). Double click on it and you can find the SQL Server Native Client version under the Drivers tab.

Why we use SQL Server Native Client?

SQL Server Native Client can be used to create new applications or enhance existing applications that need to take advantage of features introduced in SQL Server 2005 (9. x), such as multiple active result sets (MARS), user-defined data types (UDT), query notifications, snapshot isolation, and XML data type support.

How do I install SQL Server client?

To install the Microsoft SQL Server Native client:1Log on with the appropriate local account to install and launch the Microsoft SQL Server Client.2From the SQL Server Setup media, install the following Shared Features: ... 3In SQL Server Configuration Manager, create a new alias in SQL Native Client Configuration (32-bit).Installing Microsoft SQL Server Native client - IBM

What is the difference between SQL Server and SQL Native Client?

The short answer is that Sql Server drivers functionally correspond to the feature set of SQL Server 2000 release and ship with Windows. The SQL Native Client drivers were released and contain the features introduced with the subsequent releases of the SQL Server.

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