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Filemaker 16 ODBC connect
Having trouble conecting and finding the ODBC 64 bit filemaker 16 driver. Has anyone had success with connecting powerbi to filemaker 16?
Thank you!
layheart,
The following article provides detailed information about where to find ODBC 64-bit filemaker 16 driver and how to install it. You can follow the instructions in this article to create ODBC data source for filemaker 16, then connect to the ODBC data source in Power BI Desktop.
https://fmhelp.filemaker.com/docs/16/en/fm16_odbc_jdbc_guide.pdf
Regards,
Lydia
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layheart,
The following article provides detailed information about where to find ODBC 64-bit filemaker 16 driver and how to install it. You can follow the instructions in this article to create ODBC data source for filemaker 16, then connect to the ODBC data source in Power BI Desktop.
https://fmhelp.filemaker.com/docs/16/en/fm16_odbc_jdbc_guide.pdf
Regards,
LydiaYES! I just did this last week based on the document I found on this thread and didn't really run into any problems. Don't forget to make sure your FileMaker solution is enabled for ODBC/JDBC or it won't show up in your Client Driver as a possible data source, though. :smileywink:
