SQL support
reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read r_SQLSupport.md
The ODBC driver embeds a third party SQL/ODBC engine from DataDirect, a division of Progress Software.
See the DataDirect SQL Reference for information on proper SQL syntax.
Note: The ServiceNow ODBC driver only supports SELECT statements. The driver ignores other SQL statements such as CREATE and ALTER.
Parent Topic:Use Interactive SQL with ODBC
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--- title: SQL support description: The ODBC driver embeds a third party SQL/ODBC engine from DataDirect, a division of Progress Software. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/api-reference/web-services/r\_SQLSupport.html release: australia product: Web Services classification: web-services topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Use Interactive SQL with ODBC, ODBC and client applications, Create data sources from other apps using ODBC driver, Additional integration resources, Web services, API implementation, API implementation and reference] --- # SQL support The ODBC driver embeds a third party SQL/ODBC engine from DataDirect, a division of Progress Software. See the [DataDirect SQL Reference](http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/openaccess/alloa/sqlref/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=preface.2.3.html) for information on proper SQL syntax. **Note:** The ServiceNow ODBC driver only supports `SELECT` statements. The driver ignores other SQL statements such as `CREATE` and `ALTER`. **Parent Topic:**[Use Interactive SQL with ODBC](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/t_UsingInteractiveSQLWithODBC.md)
| title | SQL support |
| description | The ODBC driver embeds a third party SQL/ODBC engine from DataDirect, a division of Progress Software. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/api-reference/web-services/r\_SQLSupport.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Web Services |
| classification | web-services |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Use Interactive SQL with ODBCODBC and client applicationsCreate data sources from other apps using ODBC driverAdditional integration resourcesWeb servicesAPI implementationAPI implementation and reference |