1.1.6 Processing results

SQL SELECT statements return database records. You process the results of an SQL SELECT statement using a result set. Result sets are the focal point of the SQL-ODBC library's encapsulation of the protocol for retrieving database records. Using result sets allows you to concentrate on the logic of your application instead of the logic of record retrieval.

Result sets retrieve their records from the database synchronously. As result sets retrieve their records, you can specify conversion of records to application-specific objects which are added to the result set in place of the record. Result sets retrieve their records one at a time.

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