ERROR [IM014] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application

Question

how can i fix this error? ERROR [IM014] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application.. it is occuring in a new project that i am doing... im using vb 2008 , MYSQL as my database and windows 8.1 as my OS

i read on forums that you just fix with the odbc administrator tool... i tried creating my DSN there but it still doesnt work... i tried opening an old project of mine it works fine.. but this new project keeps getting that error.. i need this to work so that i can do my crystal reports.. i've been trying to fix this error for a full day now and i cant fix it..

can someone help me? THANKS..

Answer 1

its a 64 vs 32 bit issue. You are accessing a 32 bit odbc driver on a 64 bit system.

IF YOU OPEN c:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe you will not see a driver there that is in c:\windows\syswow64\odbcad32.exe (or just the opposite)

Check the target platform of your application, and if that doesn't fix it, you might be able to sneak by just installing the correct driver ( 64 or 32 bit )

Answer 2

After searching on the internet I found the solution for my .vb project:

1. Open ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) (location: C:\Windows\syswow64\odbcad32.exe)
2. Open tab System DNS
3. Add -> Sybase ACE ODBC Driver -> Fill in Name (example: DSN_32), net work address (address and port, example: 192.168.1.1,4100) and database name -> Test connection ->OK

4. From your application, update your connection string to use DSN=DSN_32 Example:

value="PWD=123456;DSN=DSN_32;UID=123456;SRVR=123456;DB=123456"

Hope this helps.