Feb 27, 2018 · SQL Server database engine can use an ODBC driver if you have a linked server to another server. If this is a database server and not an application server, chances are most drivers are rarelly used. If this is an application server, I'd leave the drivers alone.

Oct 21, 2015 · Use the ODBC Data Source Administrator app. Make sure you use the 32 bit or the 64 bit version depending on your applications build target. Then select the "File DSN" tab. Click the "Add" button, and select the driver you have installed. Then click the "Advanced" button.

Jun 25, 2024 · The Drivers tab in the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box lists all drivers installed on your computer, including the name, version, company, file name, and file creation date of each driver. You must use the driver's setup program to add or delete a …

Oct 8, 2018 · There are two main places to look: For 64bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers. For 32bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers. If you want the specific version, you will need to go up a level into the registry keys that have the same name as those listed in ODBC Drivers.

Jan 5, 2011 · It is fairly easy to identify which protocol a specific SQL session is using by looking at sys.dm_exec_connections view. The DMV sys.dm_exec_connections has a column named protocol_version, which according to BOL means “Version of the data access protocol associated with this connection”.

To check the ODBC SQL Server driver version (32-bit ODBC): In Administative Tools, double-click Data Sources (ODBC). Click the Drivers tab. Information for the Microsoft SQL Server entry is displayed in the Version column.

Jan 9, 2024 · Validate the server name, database name, and whether the driver is installed. If the driver can't be loaded, you receive the following error message: ERROR [IM002] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified.

Dec 20, 2018 · It comes down to finding out which version of SQL Server driver the application uses for connection. In the mixed environment, some application server machines have SNAC 9 (shipped with SQL Server 2005) and SNAC 10 (shipped with …

Jul 7, 2005 · As soon as we knew we could get this information out of the registry it was easy to write a script that retrieved a list of all the installed ODBC drivers: strComputer = “.” strValueName = arrValueNames(i) . objRegistry.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue . Wscript.Echo arrValueNames(i) & ” — ” & strValue.

Mar 27, 2018 · I want to find out what SQL driver a third-party application (or any application for that matter) uses to connect to a SQL Server instance in production. It can be tough to get a fast answer from a vendor and we need to know this so that we can enable TLS 1.2 communication. I've been told that extended events can solve my problem. Thank you.