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Hi Clynch,<br />
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A common misconception is that you need a 64-bit drive if you're running a 64-bit database, but that's inaccurate.<br />
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You need a 32 or 64 bit driver to match the hardware and O/S of the client machine. &nbsp;In most cases, the installation of the DB2 client tools will include the correct driver.<br />
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You can download the driver(s) from IBM.<br />
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&nbsp; <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21418043" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21418043</a><br />
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Good Luck,<br />
Kent
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Hi Clynch,

A common misconception is that you need a 64-bit drive if you're running a 64-bit database, but that's inaccurate.

You need a 32 or 64 bit driver to match the hardware and O/S of the client machine.  In most cases, the installation of the DB2 client tools will include the correct driver.

You can download the driver(s) from IBM.

  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21418043 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21418043]


Good Luck,
Kent

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All client packages, including those for 64-bit Windows, are available here: <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007053" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007053</a><br />
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You'll find them under the appropriate fix pack link.
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All client packages, including those for 64-bit Windows, are available here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007053 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007053]

You'll find them under the appropriate fix pack link.

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We are looking for a 64-bit ODBC driver to access an IBM DB2 8.1 database. Some searching on the internet has not produced much information. Just wondering if such a driver exists, and where to find it.
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We are looking for a 64-bit ODBC driver to access an IBM DB2 8.1 database. Some searching on the internet has not produced much information. Just wondering if such a driver exists, and where to find it.

64-bit ODBC Driver for DB2 8.1

IBM DB2 is a family of relational database server products developed by IBM that have been extended to support object-relational features and non-relational structures like JSON and XML. There are three main products in the DB2 family: DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (informally known as DB2 LUW), DB2 for z/OS (mainframe), and DB2 for i (formerly OS/400), plus a version for IBM's Virtual Storage Extended (VSE) operating system.

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.