Windows 7 ODBC Text Driver

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Some software requires me to setup an ODBC Text Driver.

In the Windows 7 Control Panel > ODBC Data Source Administrator, the only driver available is "SQL Server".

How do I find/download/install a Text driver?

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The 32 bit drivers are available in Windows 7 64 bit.

navigate here:

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe

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For future users: Instructions on how to install instant client and sqlplus correctly.

Download and unzip in same folder instant client ODBC package.

Execute odbc_install.exe.

Configure ODBC connection in Windows.

Done.

Windows – How to Remove ODBC Data Source if Driver is Removed

They are defined in the registry under \ODBC\ODBC.INI\ in various places depending on if the definition is

System User:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI

32-bit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ODBC\ODBC.INI

64-bit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI

To delete a data source, you have to delete the data source key under ODBC.INI and the entry under ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources linking your data source to the driver.

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