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ODBC Informix Driver
I've installed IBM SDK Informix 64-bit version (including the ODBC portion). However, I am unable to add an ODBC connection in Control Panel. Informix is simply not an option. Any idea?
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If you run the 32-bit version of odbcad32.exe you will see the 32-bit drivers. Likewise, if you run the 64-bit version of odbcad32.exe you will see the 64-bit drivers.
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But what about the fact than I am unable to select the 64-bit version after I installed SDK Informix downloaded from IBM?
Did you open the 32 bit ODBC client and check to see if Informix was there?
What are you clicking on to get to the ODBC admin tool? See my earlier post for the correct command line for each version. If you've installed the 64-bit version then you want to run this command:
At that point you should click on the Drivers tab. If it was really a 64-bit version and it was installed correctly then you should see something like "IBM INFORMIX ODBC DRIVER".
If you run the command above and don't see it then you may have accidentally installed the 32-bit version.
Try the same thing with the 32-bit command:
C:\Windows\system32\odbcad32.exe
At that point you should click on the Drivers tab. If it was really a 64-bit version and it was installed correctly then you should see something like "IBM INFORMIX ODBC DRIVER".
If you run the command above and don't see it then you may have accidentally installed the 32-bit version.
Try the same thing with the 32-bit command:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcadIf you see it now then you've installed the 32-bit version.32.exe
Exactly which Windows version do you have and which SDK did you download?
Did you reboot after installation of the SDK?
Did you reboot after installation of the SDK?
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Windows 7 Pro 64-bit and Informix version 4.10 (installclientsdk.exe file version 16.5)
Check the Driver tabs in both versions of the ODBC Admin tool and report back what you see.
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