Subject Re: [firebird-support] ODBC Connection on Windows 7 - 64 bit
Author Thomas Steinmaurer
> Hi, I'm trying to set up an ODBC connection on Windows 7 Pro (installed
> driver using Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.151_x64.exe
> <http://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird/files/firebird-ODBC-driver/2.0\
> -Release/Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.151_x64.exe> ). The database is named
> XFILES and it's hosted on a computer named AD2K3. These are the params I
> set in the OBDC configuration window:
>
> Name: TEST
>
> Database: AD2K3:XFILES
>
> ClientDLL:<blank>
>
> User: SYSDBA
>
> Password: masterkey
>
> but when I try to test the connection I get the "Open database:
> 'AD2K3:XILES' failed". The same conifugration is working perfectly on
> another pc running 32 bit verions of Windows 7 Pro and Firebird ODBC.
>
> What can be wrong ?

Is your client application 32-bit or 64-bit? This basically defines if
you need a 32-bot or 64-bit version of the ODBC driver.

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