public void ShowOdbcException() 
{
   string mySelectQuery = "SELECT column1 FROM table1";
   OdbcConnection myConnection =
      new OdbcConnection("DRIVER={SQL Server};SERVER=MyServer;Trusted_connection=yes;DATABASE=northwind;");
   OdbcCommand myCommand = new OdbcCommand(mySelectQuery,myConnection);
   try 
   {
      myCommand.Connection.Open();
   }
   catch (OdbcException e) 
   {
     string errorMessages = "";

     for (int i=0; i < e.Errors.Count; i++)
     {
         errorMessages += "Index #" + i + "\n" +
                          "Message: " + e.Errors[i].Message + "\n" +
                          "NativeError: " + e.Errors[i].NativeError.ToString() + "\n" +
                          "Source: " + e.Errors[i].Source + "\n" +
                          "SQL: " + e.Errors[i].SQLState + "\n";
     }

     System.Diagnostics.EventLog log = new System.Diagnostics.EventLog();
     log.Source = "My Application";
     log.WriteEntry(errorMessages);
     Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred. Please contact your system administrator.");
   }
}