How do I connect to my 64-bit SQL Server with ODBC?

Question

I recently installed SQL Server 2008 Express on my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 home machine. I also have IIS 7.5 with PHP 5.3, and I was trying to connect to SQL via ADODB, but kept getting this error:

[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] The specified DSN contains an
architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application

After doing a small amount of digging on the internet, I think this is because the SQL Server ODBC driver is meant for 32-bit operating systems, and mine's 64. First of all, am I correct? Is this the reason I'm running into trouble? Secondly, if so, how do I fix this? Are there any updated ODBC drivers that work with 64-bit operating systems? I looked but was unable to find any...

Answer 1

You're right in that it has to do with the bits.

Hope this helps:

--From MSDN --

To manage a data source that connects to a 32-bit driver under 64-bit platform, use c:\windows\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe. To manage a data source that connects to a 64-bit driver, use c:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe. If you use the 64-bit odbcad32.exe to configure or remove a DSN that connects to a 32-bit driver you will receive this message.