# Kdb connection to SQL Server

**URL:** https://forum.kx.com/t/kdb-connection-to-sql-server/11579
**Category:** Community Support
**Tags:** kdb-and-q
**Created:** [July 6, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/kdb-connection-to-sql-server/11579 "2017-07-06T14:55:00Z")
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### Author: ![hoffmanroni1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8dc957/32.png) [@hoffmanroni1](https://forum.kx.com/u/hoffmanroni1)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/kdb-connection-to-sql-server/11579/1 "2017-07-06T14:55:00Z")

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Hello, is this the best way to connect and query an exiting SQL Server?

[https://github.com/kxcontrib/jludlow/blob/master/docs/odbc.pdf](https://github.com/kxcontrib/jludlow/blob/master/docs/odbc.pdf)

Thanks

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### Author: ![Flying1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Flying1](https://forum.kx.com/u/Flying1)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/kdb-connection-to-sql-server/11579/2 "2017-07-07T02:40:00Z")

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I’d say it’s probably the most straightforward way, especially if you are already on Windows.

There are other approaches that are, in some sense, superior. But it all depends on your exact requirements after all.

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### Author: ![hoffmanroni1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8dc957/32.png) [@hoffmanroni1](https://forum.kx.com/u/hoffmanroni1)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/kdb-connection-to-sql-server/11579/3 "2017-07-07T13:23:00Z")

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Thanks