X/Open SQL Call Level Interface (CLI) Specification Published

Name: X/Open SQL Call Level Interface (CLI) Specification Published
Start: 1992-01-01
Location: Global (via X/Open Consortium)

X/Open, an international consortium, released its specification for a SQL Call Level Interface, an early attempt to standardize how applications could programmatically interact with databases.

Significance

This specification provided a crucial conceptual blueprint and validated the widespread industry demand for a standardized database API, heavily influencing Microsoft's design of ODBC.

Key facts

Date: 1992-01-01
Type: invention
Location: Global (via X/Open Consortium)