The Siebel OLE DB Provider conforms to Microsoft's OLE DB data access specifications and provides a unidirectional method for retrieving data from the Siebel Database and viewing it in any supported OLE DB-enabled application.

This chapter includes the following topics:

• About Microsoft OLE DB
• About the Siebel OLE DB Provider
• About the Software Architecture for the Siebel OLE DB Provider
• Installing the Siebel OLE DB Provider
• Connecting Siebel Data Using OLE DB Consumers
• How Scripts and Custom Applications Affect Your Data
• Troubleshooting OLE DB