OLE DB

OLE DB is a database connectivity entity from Microsoft similar in conception to ODBC.

Note:    

• OLE DB is a connectivity methodology and not a database. Like ODBC, it facilitates the exchange of data created in other database management systems by providing an interface layer.
• OLE DB requires the use of an OLE DB provider, which is the OLE DB equivalent of an ODBC driver.

Seagate Crystal Reports provides the OLE DB consumer P2soledb.dll, allowing OLE DB to communicate with an OLE DB provider.