#Windows 7 odbc manager how to#
#Windows 7 odbc manager driver#

Step 7 : Click on the finish button to finish configuring the ODBC connection for SQL Server in windows. Step 6: From the below screenshot, you can observe that we are selecting the AdventureWorksDW2014 database as our default database. TIP: Please replace those credentials with your credentials. It will connect the database and display the list of databases available for the user tutorialgateway. After you fill the details, please click on the Next button. Let me give the Username and password for our Microsoft SQL Server 2014. Step 5: Next, We have to provide the required credentials to connect with the respective database (SQL Server).

Server: Please specify the Database Server name.

Description: Please specify the valid description of the connection we are going to establish.

Name: Please specify a unique name for this ODBC Connection.

Here we have to fill the required details: Step 4: Once you click on the Finish button, a new pop up window called Create a New Data Source to SQL Server will open. You can also select the Native Client 11.0 (Only for SQL Server)

#Windows 7 odbc manager driver#

So, we are selecting the ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server (any DBMS that supports ODBC Connection). In this example, we want to create an ODBC connection for SQL Server. Here we have to select the required driver from the list of available drivers. Step 3: Once you click on the Add button, Create New Data Source window will open. To add a new ODBC connection, please click on the Add button. From the below screenshot, you can observe that it is showing up the existing connections. Step 2: Once you click on the Set up ODBC data sources (64-bit) option, ODBC Data Source Administrator (64-bit) Window opened.

TIP: If your system is 32-bit, then select the 32-bit and follow the remaining steps. Our system is 64-bit so, we are selecting the Set up ODBC data sources (64-bit) Step 1: Go to search bar and type Set up ODBC data sources, and this will show two options: 32-bit & 64-bit.

#Windows 7 odbc manager how to#

How to Create ODBC Connection for SQL Server Let us see the step by step approach to Create ODBC Connection for SQL Server in Windows 10. The Open Database Connectivity, shortly called as ODBC is a standard API (Application Programming Interface) for accessing the DBMS (Database management Systems).