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Buy nowHas anyone used the ODBC connection to look at your data stored in QB?
I'm happy to share information about the Open Database Connectivity (OBDC) Driver in QuickBooks Desktop that could help you.
The Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver is a standard application that provides admin access to your company file using third-party applications like Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, or Crystal Reports. It enables you to create spreadsheets, tables, and reports that reflect your company file. ODBC allows you to design reports using data from multiple company files, personalize invoices, create mail merges, and write queries using Structured Query Language (SQL).
In OBDC, all view names depend on the info structure in QuickBooks. For example, a list table will have lst in the view name, and a transaction will have txn. The data will show as header info and line-item info:
For detailed information, visit this article: Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Driver FAQs for QuickBooks Desktop.
Furthermore, QuickBooks Desktop products may differ depending on the product feature available to each version. You can check out this link to see the price difference of QuickBooks in Desktop Enterprise. I will also leave these articles you can use in the future:
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Why do you need to use the ODBC? Do you need to generate reports with another application?
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