| title | Using Data Buffers | |||
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| description | Using Data Buffers | |||
| author | dlevy-msft-sql | |||
| ms.author | dlevy | |||
| ms.reviewer | davidengel, sunilbs, mcimfl | |||
| ms.date | 01/19/2017 | |||
| ms.service | sql | |||
| ms.subservice | connectivity | |||
| ms.topic | concept-article | |||
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Data buffers are described by three pieces of information: their type, address, and byte length. Whenever a function needs one of these pieces of information and does not already know it, it has an argument with which the application passes it.
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