Postgresql Odbc Driver Windows [work] Info

“So why won’t you work?” she whispered.

Frustrated, she opened the ODBC Data Source Administrator (that dusty, 32-bit dialog box that looked like it hadn’t changed since Windows 95). There, in the Drivers tab, she saw it:

She groaned, downloaded the from the official site, installed it, and reopened the 32-bit ODBC Administrator (yes, there were two separate ones—a hidden trap for the unwary). This time, the test connection turned green. postgresql odbc driver windows

And somewhere in the depths of her Windows registry, the correct PostgreSQL Unicode driver slept peacefully, ready for the next late-night hero.

Of course.

Then she noticed something odd. The Power BI dashboard was a 32-bit application. But her Windows was 64-bit, and the driver she’d installed… was also 64-bit.

She made a mental note: Tomorrow, I write a documentation page for the next poor soul. Title it: ‘PostgreSQL ODBC on Windows: A Tale of Two Drivers.’ “So why won’t you work

– Version 13.01 PostgreSQL Unicode – Version 13.01