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PRB: Localization of ODBC Driver Causes Duplicate ODBC Driver Entries

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This article was previously published under Q247810

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Symptoms

In the ODBC Data Source Administrator, you see two versions of a Microsoft ODBC driver: a standard version and a localized version. An example of two versions of the Microsoft ODBC driver for Oracle, using the French localized version, is shown here:
Microsoft ODBC for Oracle
Microsoft ODBC pour Oracle

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Cause

MDAC installs localized as well as non-localized versions of Microsoft ODBC drivers. Upon upgrading to a later version of MDAC, the localized entries remain in the system registry.

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Resolution

Avoid using the localized ODBC driver entries.

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More information

MDAC installs localized versions of Microsoft ODBC drivers for the following languages:
German
French
Spanish
Italian
Swedish
Dutch
Brazilian
Danish
Finnish
Czech
Russian
Attempting to connect using a localized driver in an ODBC connection string fails on a system that does not have the localized driver installed. However, every system that has MDAC installed has the non-localized drivers installed. For this reason, only the non-localized driver should be used in ODBC connection strings and for ODBC data sources. The non-localized driver has an English name, such as this:
Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle

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Keywords: KB247810, kbprb, kbmdac250fix

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Article Info
Article ID : 247810
Revision : 3
Created on : 5/8/2003
Published on : 5/8/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 331