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.
UPNâs loss was minimal compared to the nearly $800 million that the failed network had lost from its inception in 1995 to 2000; the network went under for good in 2006. Player Contracts The XFL had a unique structure for paying its players that no other professional sports league had ever used. All quarterbacks would earn $5,000 per week, resulting in $50,000 for a full season. Kickers would get $3,500 per week each, and all other players would make $4,500 per week.