How do I run ODBC 32-bit on Windows 7 64-bit?

How do I run ODBC 32-bit on Windows 7 64-bit?

If you build and then run an application as a 32-bit application on a 64-bit operating system, you must create the ODBC data source by using the ODBC Administrator tool in %windir%\SysWOW64\odbcad32 .exe. To indicate the type of DSN, you can add ‘_32’ to the 32-bit user DSNs and ‘_64’ to the 64-bit user DSNs.

How do I create a 32-bit ODBC on a 64-bit server?

Procedure

1. Install the ODBC drivers. For Microsoft SQL Server database servers, install the 64-bit database ODBC drivers on your Microsoft Windows system.
2. Run the 32-bit ODBC Administrator application, located at [WindowsDir] \SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe.
3. Use the application to create your DSN.

How can I run 32-bit ODBC on 64-bit Windows?

On a 32-bit Windows system, click Start > Control panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC). On a 64-bit Windows system, use Explorer to navigate to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe.

Is it possible to link an access database to QGIS?

QGIS has excellent compatibility with PostgreSQL whereas connecting to a MS Access and ArcGIS Personal GeoDatabase is less reliable. Edit: There’s also a much better way to access ArcGIS Personal GeoDatabase files, that uses ODBC driver via Gdal, Install the 64-bit MS Access ODBC driver and add to the QGIS.bat file.

How to set up a 64-bit ODBC link?

Tried to set up the ODBC link from the standard location in Control Panel, but the error is that the Microsoft Access driver isn’t installed. Downloaded the Microsoft Access 64-bit Runtime, but when installing the error comes up that the 32-bit Access is installed and the 64-bit Runtime cannot be installed. I am not sure where to go from here.

How to access an ODBC DataSource in QGIS?

You can connect to an ODBC datasource in the “add vector layer” dialog, just select “database” as the source type and ODBC as the database type. QGIS uses the ODBC driver for OGR, so the same caveats will apply – that is you will need a table called GEOMETRY_COLUMNS and so on, so your colleague will probably need to modify the database.

Why does QGIS not talk to 32 bit driver?

The 64-bit QGIS doesn’t seem to ‘talk’ to the 32-bit driver correctly (or it may not realize it’s been placed in the SysWoWfolder). Thanks for contributing an answer to Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange!