Access to databases

Which functions can I use when I want to access local/remote database thru ODBC drivers ? I am not experienced in databases but I think ODBC is common interface to access databases. Am I right ? Is there something similar to PHP's ODBC drivers like ODBC_Connect etc. ?

ODBC is the standard way of getting to most databases, although it's not exactly the world's most wonderful thing to program for :eek:

ADO isn't too tricky any more, look up the MDAC C++ Samples in the Platform SDK.