A step by step guide on how to (configure|create) an DSN (data source name) connection on Windows with the ODBC Data Source Administrator application.
To configure a DSN on the Windows 64-bit platform, you must use the 32-bit ODBC Data Source Administrator.
You can choose also to create a DSN in the :
Example
If the driver isn't in the list, you must get it from the software provider and install it (except if you are on a 64 bit plateform, see the support section for more information.)
Be careful if you want to install DSN with a 32 bit driver, you may have to launch the executable file odbcad32.exe in the 32 bit directory:
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
SysWOW64 contains all the 32-bit binary files required for compatibility, which run on top of the 64 bit Windows.
Indeed, you have two different environment and then two files :