Executing a Command
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
After the connection to a data source is established, the consumer calls the IDBCreateSession::CreateSession method to create a session. The session acts as a command, rowset, or transaction factory.
To work directly with individual tables or indexes, the consumer requests the IOpenRowset interface. The IOpenRowset::OpenRowset method opens and returns a rowset that includes all rows from a single base table or index.
To execute a command (such as SELECT * FROM Authors), the consumer requests the IDBCreateCommand interface. The consumer can execute the IDBCreateCommand::CreateCommand method to create a command object and request for the ICommandText interface. The ICommandText::SetCommandText method is used to specify the command that is to be executed.
The Execute command is used to execute the command. The command can be any SQL statement or procedure name. Not all commands produce a result set (rowset) object. Commands such as SELECT * FROM Authors produce a result set.