[python-win32] odbc under windows 7?

Matteo Boscolo matteo.boscolo at boscolini.eu
Sun Jan 23 08:19:13 CET 2011


hi Gray,

have you a 64 bit macine with python 32 bit installed on your pc ?
if yes may be the problem it's there ..
64 bit macine have a different loaction for odbc you need to use a 
different odbc administrator, try to use the one under,
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe

Regards,
Matteo


Il 23/01/2011 06:33, Gary L Smith ha scritto:
>
> Dear Pythoners,
>
> I need to access data in an MS Access 2003 database using Python 2.5 
> or 2.6 running in Windows7.  Windows7 doesn't seem to have appropriate 
> drivers for ODBC.  My error messages consistently contain the phrase, 
> "Data source name not found and no default driver specified."
>
> While I see that others have run into the same problem, my web 
> searches have only deepened my confusion -- questions are routinely 
> answered with suggestions that turn out to not work in Windows7.
>
> Suggestions such as SQL Alchemy or pyODBC don't solve the problem, 
> because it still boils down to the missing drivers.
>
> This is a volunteer effort, so even the Egenix product, mxODBC, at $69 
> is a little much.
>
> Are there suitable open-source codes to get at Access 2003 data in 
> Windows7?  Please point me in a productive direction, or, it it's just 
> not possible, put me out of my misery.
>
> Cheers, Gary Smith
>
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