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 <H1>Under the Hood</H1> 
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<LI><H2>DBI defines and implements an interface
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<LI><H2>Driver modules do much of the real work
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<LI><H2>DBI provides default methods, functions, tools etc  for drivers
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<LI><H2>Not limited to the lowest common denominator -  mechanism provided for driver specific extensions
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<LI><H2>Designed and built for speed
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<LI><H2>Valuable detailed call tracing/debugging built-in</H2>
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 <FONT size=4><STRONG> Notes: </FONT></STRONG>
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Similar in concept to an ODBC Driver Manager
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DBI provides methods, functions and tools etc
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	helps ensure conformant implementations
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	and efficient implementations
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	and more automatic support for new features</UL> </P> 

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