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.
The Xtreme Football League, or XFL, was designed to be a spring league that would complement the NFL. However, the XFL was to be very different. The XFL had many unique characteristics that set it apart from the NFL. Games started with an opening scramble for the ball instead of a coin toss.