In computing, Open Database Connectivity is a standard application programming interface for accessing database management systems. The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of database systems and operating systems. An application written using ODBC can be ported to other platforms, both on the client and server side, with few changes to the data access code. ODBC accomplishes DBMS independence by using an ODBC driver as a translation layer between the application and the DBMS. The app
The Opening Game. The XFL premiered on February 3, 2001âthe first Saturday after the Super Bowlâand it was an honest-to-goodness event. While they talked a big game about going head-to-head with the NFL, all Vince McMahon and co. really wanted to do was be an offseason complement to the biggest sports league in America.
That being said, although the XFL was a failure on every level possible, some things emerged from the wreckage that were positive. The camera work and broadcast style were actually quite innovative and made their way into the NFL soon after â although with no credit given to the XFL. The extra point after a touchdown had been mocked by the XFL as being a âguaranteed point,â and later on both the NFL and CFL took steps to make it less of a sure thing with rule changes.