#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL HOW TO#
#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL INSTALL#
#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL DRIVERS#
#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL DRIVER#
#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL DOWNLOAD#

Please consult the Microsoft Excel ODBC Query page LINK to find the correct syntax This is an error in the Query being used. Use the following article on Microsoft SQL Syntax for writing ODBC SQL Queries in SmartConnect.Д®RROR Too few parameters. When using the column in a query, the actual name should be used from the Excel column header. Make sure the column names are referenced correctly within the query since SmartConnect removes the spaces when displaying the data.

#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL DRIVER#

When clicking on Details, the message says вЂњERROR Data source name not found and no default driver specifiedвЂќДЄn invalid odbc query syntax will generate a generic error regarding parameters or missing command. Verify the 32-Bit Excel ODBC driver is installed or the Microsoft Access ODBC Driver may be installed as well.

#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL DRIVERS#

When the Access Drivers are not installed or the 64-bit version only is installed we will get an error regarding the data source not found.

#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL DOWNLOAD#

Make sure to download the 32-bit version and use the /passive option per this article, if you are on a 64-bit machine.

#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL HOW TO#

Now that we know how to validate the ODBC Drivers we have installed and which should be used, weвЂ™ll take a look at some of the common error messages.Д¬onnecting to Excel Files uses the 32-bit Microsoft Excel Drivers or Microsoft Access Database Drivers which can be downloaded here. SQL Native Client 11.0 (Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client) SQL Native Client 10.0 (Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client) This shows the function in SmartConnect, the driver and version used and what type of data for the connection. There are several functions within SmartConnect that use ODBC drivers within SmartConnect. You can use this file on a machine that is running SmartConnect successfully to compare it with a list from a non-working client machine. Get-OdbcDriver -Platform вЂњ32-bitвЂќ | format-table | out-file вЂC:/Users/Public/Documents/output.txtвЂ™ Instead of keeping PowerShell open, we can send the list to a file. Since SmartConnect is a 32-bit application, it will only work with 32-bit ODBC drivers, so we can add a parameter to look for just 32-bit drivers. If you want to get a list of all ODBC Drivers installed on the machine run this PowerShell command. If the currently logged in user does not have the necessary rights, you will need to contact the IT administrator to get the proper access or run the following commands. NOTE: Make sure you have the correct rights to run PowerShell scripts before attempting to run these commands or get the network administrator to execute them. To verify the drivers that are installed, we can use Microsoft PowerShell to get the list of drivers and their versions. Each workstation where SmartConnect is running will have its own set of ODBC Drivers installed so while a map pointing to Excel on one machine works, it is possible that another machine does not have the same set of drivers loaded and the connection cannot be made. I am sure you are wondering how do I know what drivers are installed on the machine. NOTE: SmartConnect is a 32-Bit application so it requires the 32-Bit version of any ODBC driver to be able to make the proper connection to the ODBC Data Source.

#PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH 4D ODBC EXCEL INSTALL#

The first step on fixing this issue is to determine what connection is being made and then determine which ODBC driver to install or valid on the current machine or machine that is producing the error. The most common error received when connecting to a data source that uses an ODBC Driver is вЂњData Source Name not found and no default driver specifiedвЂќ, which means the specific ODBC driver required is not installed on the current machine. The only difference is how you are able to query the data which is a topic for another time. Selecting Excel 2013 from the ODBC Connections window will require the same driver as selecting Excel 2013 Data Source drop down list. The same goes for using the ODBC Connection type and selecting an option during the Connection String setup. To make connecting to these files quicker and easier, SmartConnect contains a list of Excel versions that can be selected or we can just pick Text File from the source list and pick our file.Д®ven though we can select from a pre-defined list, it does not mean the ODBC Driver that is used for making the connection is installed on a machine that needs to run the integration. One of the most common methods of integrating data using SmartConnect are Microsoft Excel Files or flat files such as comma or tab delimited.

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