Re: ODBC /Informix

jonssom@my-dejanews.com wrote: > > I had the same problem: Error 126, ODBC driver could not be loaded. > I solved it by copying the .dll files in c:\\informix\\bin to my system32 > directory. (These files have to be in the path!!) > Good Luck!! > Mikael > > In article <363A09D5.55F3@bju.edu>, > 1700, Wade, Hampton, Blvd, Greenville, SC, 29614 wrote: > > We are using MS Access Office 97 and want to access an Informix 7.24 > > > > database using the Intersolv ODBC driver supplied on the Informix Client > > > > SDK. We installed the ODBC driver and it shows up under Microsoft's > > > > ODBC Adminstrator tool. We have also installed Informix ESQL/C 7.23 TC9 > > > > software to provide the TCP/IP connectivity to the Informix db engine > > > > from the WIN NT 4.0 workstation. We created a hosts file and a services > > > > file on the WIN NT 4.0 Work station. We created the setnet32 entries and > > > > ran the ilogin32 program. We made a successful connection to the > > > > Informix database on our Unix server. > > > > When we go into the MS ODBC Adminstrator and try to add a File DSN > > > > data source using the Intersolv ODBC driver, we are unable to make a > > > > connection. The message we receive was "The setup routines for the > > > > Intersolve 3.10 32-bit (IVINF913.dll) Informix 9 ODBC driver could not > > > > be loaded due to system error code 126. Could not load the setup or > > > > translator library". Any ideas of what to try next? Do all of the > > > > Informix setnet32 values saved in the ndx files need to be added > > > > somewhere? Thanks for your assistance! > > > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own According to Intersolv documentation, pg 77, Chapter 6 Intersolv DataDirect ODBC Drivers, this problem can be resolve by just setting the INFORMIXDIR variable (in Windows) to your Informix installed directory, C:\\INFORMIX: Tim Jones Romac International