Is there a way to use ODBC connection without downloading the driver? For example, I would love to connect my .NET app with Azure Databricks through ODBC without having to download the driver and install it. Do you know if it's possible to do so? If yes, how can I achieve this?

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Is there a way to use ODBC connection without downloading the driver?

It is impossible to create an ODBC connection without downloading and installing the driver. There is no direct way for you to use .NET to connect to Databricks. You could use ODBC/JDBC for the connectivity.

Some tools and clients require you to install the Databricks ODBC driver to set up a connection to Azure Databricks, while others embed the driver and do not require separate installation.

For example, to use Tableau Desktop, the ODBC driver needs to be installed, while recent Power BI Desktop releases include the driver preinstalled and no action is needed.