On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:30:30 -0000, "Walter" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 you application a 32 bit application? If so you will need to use the 32 bit ODBC driver, and the 32 bit odbcad32.exe in C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (yes: SysWOW64 contains 32 bit programs and DLLs, while System32 contains the 64 bit programs and DLLs!). Mark
