When the need arises to access a remote 4D Database and you are presented with an option to use either ODBC or SQL Passthrough, remember this: The 4D ODBC Driver is mainly used to access a 4D databases by non-4D programs. If the goal is to access a 4D database by another 4D database, it is preferable to use SQL Pass Thru mechanism, which is the use of IP Address in the SQL LOGIN command.