In accordance with the SQL-92 standard, each DBMS defines its own set of SQL data types. For each SQL data type in the SQL-92 standard, a #define value, known as a type identifier, is passed as an argument in ODBC functions or returned in the metadata of a result set.

Drivers map data source-specific SQL data types to ODBC SQL data type identifiers and driver-specific SQL data type identifiers. The SQL_DESC_CONCISE_TYPE field of an implementation descriptor is where the SQL data type is stored.

solidDB^®’s ODBC driver does not support the following SQL_92 data types: