[ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found
abs asked 8 years ago
I installed SmartConnect on the client's test environment and when trying to connect to Excel 2010 as source file I get the following error message –
ERROR [IM–2][Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified.
Any suggestion to resolve this ASAP?
ERROR [IM–2][Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified.
Any suggestion to resolve this ASAP?
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sueconrod answered 8 years ago
abs replied 8 years ago
dfeenstra@manercpa.com replied 8 years ago
sueconrod answered 8 years ago
Go to your Connector Setup and check the Server. I'm sure you are going to find that it is pointing to your old data source. Change it to the test enviornment. Then go to Maintenance and your connections and make sure that the new source is listed.
abs replied 8 years ago This is fresh install of SmartConnect and had not been imported from any other environment. In reality source file which are .txt or .csv is working fine and imported without any errors into GP. This is when I try to open Excel 2000 or higher version of Excel that I face this error.
dfeenstra@manercpa.com replied 8 years ago Is the client running 64bit Office? It needs the 32bit Office drivers.
DHolmes answered 8 years ago
It is possible to install the 32-bit ODBC drivers on a machine with 64-bit office. The problem is explained in this article with key points being the redistributable file to download, and the install tip.
http://blog.codefluententities.com/2011/01/20/microsoft-access-database-engine-2010-redistributable/
To summarize, first you must download the 32-bit version of the accessDatabaseEngine file at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=13255 and run this from the command line using the ‘/passive’ flag to allow GP to connect to the spreadsheet.
Thanks
Dusty
http://blog.codefluententities.com/2011/01/20/microsoft-access-database-engine-2010-redistributable/
To summarize, first you must download the 32-bit version of the accessDatabaseEngine file at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=13255 and run this from the command line using the ‘/passive’ flag to allow GP to connect to the spreadsheet.
Thanks
Dusty
GPondel answered 8 years ago
I had the same issue with office 2010 64 bit installed. To elaborate on DHomes post I did the following:
1- Download 32-bit version of AccessDatabaseengine
1A- http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=13255
2- Place download in your desired directory
3- Install 32bit driver in passive mode
3A- You will get an error if you try to install the 32 bit driver by double clicking it
3B- You need to open the command line (Start–>Search–>cmd)
3C- type in the path to the AccessDatabase Engine you downloaded then space /passive
4C- Example: C:GPSharedSmartConnectAccessDatabaseEngine.exe /passive
I had to do some testing to get the proper command line prompt and wanted to share with everyone. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction DHomes.
1- Download 32-bit version of AccessDatabaseengine
1A- http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=13255
2- Place download in your desired directory
3- Install 32bit driver in passive mode
3A- You will get an error if you try to install the 32 bit driver by double clicking it
3B- You need to open the command line (Start–>Search–>cmd)
3C- type in the path to the AccessDatabase Engine you downloaded then space /passive
4C- Example: C:GPSharedSmartConnectAccessDatabaseEngine.exe /passive
I had to do some testing to get the proper command line prompt and wanted to share with everyone. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction DHomes.