se, 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 {sQL Access Group} (sAG). The sAG/CLI specification was published as the MicrosoftOpen DataBase Connectivity (ODBC) specification in 1992. In 1993, sAG submitted the CLI to the ANsI and IsOsQL committees. sQL/CLI provides an international standard implementation-independent CLI to accesssQL 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. . (1996-10-27)
