CData ODBC Driver for Snowflake

Overview

The CData ODBC Driver for Snowflake enables real-time access to Snowflake data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity, the most widely supported interface for connecting applications with data.

The driver wraps the complexity of accessing Snowflake data in a standard ODBC driver compliant with ODBC 3.8. Applications can then access Snowflake as a traditional database. The driver hides the complexity of accessing data and provides additional powerful security features, smart caching, batching, socket management, and more.

Key Features

• Bidirectional access.
• Access, analyze, and report on data with your SQL-based tool of choice.
• Supports 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
• Supports the Unicode ODBC APIs and ODBC 3.8.
• Drivers for Windows, Linux, and macOS/OS X.

Getting Started

See Getting Started to create an ODBC data source name (DSN) and connect to Snowflake from your platform.

Using the ODBC Driver/Using from Tools

See Using ODBC to connect to Snowflake from the following programming languages and for information on the supported interfaces:

• From C/C++
• From Go
• From Node.js
• From PHP
• From Python
• From R

See Using from Tools for information on using the ODBC driver in some of the popular applications and programming languages that connect via ODBC.

See the Snowflake integration guides for information on connecting from other applications.

Advanced Features

Advanced Features details additional features supported by the driver, such as defining user defined views, ssl configuration, caching, firewall/proxy settings, and advanced logging.

SQL Compliance

See SQL Compliance for a syntax reference and code examples outlining the supported SQL.

Data Model

See Data Model for the available database objects. This section also provides more detailed information on querying specific Snowflake entities.

Connection Properties

The Connection properties describe the various options that can be used to establish a connection.