We have a system at work whihc uses a synergex xfODBC driver. To connect to it via Excel you need to use legacy microsoft query which works perfectly and I can view and manipulate all tables. If I want to connect to it using power query or PowerBI I get the following error. Can anyone shed any light on it?
In Excel
or in PowerBi
Any ideas greatfully received.
Hi @coatsy35 ,
From the screenshot of your error report, it seems to be caused by your ODBC version being too low:
Please try upgrading your ODBC to version 3.0 before reconnecting:
SQLSetEnvAttr Function - ODBC API Reference | Microsoft Learn
Best Regards,
Dino Tao
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Hi @coatsy35 ,
From the screenshot of your error report, it seems to be caused by your ODBC version being too low:
Please try upgrading your ODBC to version 3.0 before reconnecting:
SQLSetEnvAttr Function - ODBC API Reference | Microsoft Learn
Best Regards,
Dino Tao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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