Editing Open Database Connectivity (section)

===JDBC-to-ODBC (JDBC-ODBC) bridges===
A JDBC-ODBC bridge consists of a [[JDBC driver]] which employs an ODBC driver to connect to a target database. This driver translates JDBC [[Method (computer science)|method]] calls into ODBC function calls. Programmers usually use such a bridge when a given database lacks a JDBC driver, but is accessible through an ODBC driver. [[Sun Microsystems]] included one such bridge in the [[JVM]], but viewed it as a stop-gap measure while few JDBC drivers existed (The built-in JDBC-ODBC bridge was dropped from the JVM in Java 8<ref>{{cite web |title=Java JDBC API |url=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/jdbc |website=docs.oracle.com |access-date=18 December 2018 |ref=31 }}</ref>). Sun never intended its bridge for production environments, and generally recommended against its use. {{As of|2008}} independent data-access vendors deliver JDBC-ODBC bridges which support current standards for both mechanisms, and which far outperform the JVM built-in.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} Examples: [https://uda.openlinksw.com/jdbc-odbc-st/ OpenLink JDBC-ODBC Bridge], [https://www.progress.com/jdbc/sequelink SequeLink JDBC-ODBC Bridge], [https://zappysys.com/products/odbc-powerpack/odbc-jdbc-bridge-driver/ ZappySys JDBC-ODBC Bridge].