Call-Level Interface

database, standard (SQL/CLI) A programming interface

designed to support SQL access to databases from

shrink-wrapped application programs.

CLI was originally created by a subcommittee of the SQLAccess Group (SAG). The SAG/CLI specification was published

as the Microsoft Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC)

specification in 1992. In 1993, SAG submitted the CLI to the

ANSI and ISO SQL committees.

SQL/CLI provides an international standard

implementation-independent CLI to access SQL databases.

Client-server tools can easily access databases through

dynamic link libraries. It supports and encourages a rich

set of client-server tools.

SQL/CLI is an addendum to 1992 SQL standard (SQL-92). It was

completed as ISO standard ISO/IEC 9075-3:1995 Information

technology -- Database languages -- SQL -- Part 3: Call-Level

Interface (SQL/CLI). The current SQL/CLI effort is adding

support for SQL3.

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(1996-10-27)