Using ODBC drivers with PowerBuilder Desktop

Using ODBC drivers that come with Desktop

If you are using PowerBuilder Desktop, you can access data using only the ODBC drivers that are shipped with the product. For a list of these drivers, see ODBC drivers in the online Help. Unlike PowerBuilder Enterprise and PowerBuilder Professional, with PowerBuilder Desktop you cannot use an ODBC driver obtained from another vendor.

Using existing Microsoft ODBC drivers

If you already have version 2.0 or later of any of the following Microsoft ODBC drivers installed and properly configured, you can use these drivers with PowerBuilder Desktop to connect to your data source:

Microsoft Access (*.MDB)
Microsoft Btrieve (*.DDF)
Microsoft dBASE (*.DBF)
Microsoft Excel (*.XLS)
Microsoft FoxPro (*.DBF)
Microsoft Paradox (*.DB)
Microsoft Text (*.CSV, *.TXT)

Using DataDirect drivers is recommended PowerBuilder Desktop comes with DataDirect ODBC drivers for several of these data sources. You should use the DataDirect drivers whenever possible to access these data sources.