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robarivas
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9 years ago

IBM DB2 vs ODBC

My IT department tried to set up a connection to IBM DB2 but could only get it to work through ODBC. This doesn't seem right. Also, the performance over ODBC is horrible. Trying to filter a multi-mil...
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robarivas's avatar
robarivas
Post Patron
9 years ago

Thank you for the reply. I have emailed the Trace info. Also, I have tried using Microsoft's built-in connector. However, I get the following error when I try that:

 

Unable to Connect

 

We encountered an error while trying to connect.

 

 

Details: "Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: sourceArray"

arify's avatar
arify
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

That looks interesting. Can you please send us traces for that error too?

 

Thanks

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    robarivas
    Post Patron
    9 years ago

    Ok, I just sent the additional trace files.

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      arify
      Microsoft Employee
      9 years ago

      Thanks, we found where that error is coming, and will fix that soon. About the performance, I didn't see the ODBC traces. Can you try that again, and make sure you pick Verbose level?

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        robarivas
        Post Patron
        9 years ago

        Fantastic, thank you. Hopefully "soon" means really, really, really soon :smileyhappy: 

         

        How will I know when it's fixed?

         

        I'm assuming this means once it's fixed I should be able to connect using the "IBM DB2 Database" option from the "Database" category of the "Get Data" dialog using the "Microsoft (requires .Net 4.5 or higher)" option under the "Advanced options" dropdown, correct?

         

        I don't have the ODBC set-up yet on the machine I am using at the moment but I do have it on my machine at my home so I will generate the trace data on that tonight and email that you. (of course my hope is to eventually not have to use the ODBC approach)