Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Configure Informix ODBC

These steps are for setting up the Informix odbc in your Windows machine.


  • Install Informix SDK Client in your machine.
  • Goto C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Open services file. Add service name and port number of the Informix Server that you're connecting to. e.g.


Service Name ad Port Number
  • Then goto Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools. 
  • Double click Data Sources (ODBC).
  • Under System DSN tab, click Add.
  • Select IBM Informix ODBC Driver from the list and click Finish. e.g.

  • In General tab, fill in the Data Source Name and Description.
  • Fill in the Connection tab as an example as below
  • Click Apply & Test Connection






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