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Pervasive: ODBC Driver Installation

To install the ODBC driver for Pervasive, please follow the steps below:

  • Click “Next” button on the “Welcome” page:

  • Here you will need to accept the license agreement by clicking “Yes” button

  • Select “Custom” type of setup and click “Next”

  • Select the installation directory and click “Next”.

  • Select the component that will be installed on the local machine and click “Next”.

  • Select the program folder and click “Next”.

  • Click “Install” button and wait for the installation process is finished.

  • Click “Finish” button to complete this setup.

  • After the installation process, the HTML Help document will appear, please close it.

  • Then in the opened window select run transactional tests and click “Next”.

  • As soon as transactional testing process is finished, please go “Next”:

  • Then we need to test Relational Engine. Please, provide the Machine Name, Engine DSN and go “Next”:

  • When Relational Engine testing process is finished, please move “Next”:

  • And finish the installation process by clicking “Finish” button:

As soon as the client is installed, the “32-bit ODBC Data Source Administrator” must be updated with the appropriate driver (If you are using 64-bit version of Windows, you can find the 32-bit “ODBC Data Source Administrator” in this directory: c:\Windows\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe):

If the appropriate driver is there, the installation is complete.


Then you need to set up the ODBC Connection using this driver. Here you can find a step by step guide on how to do it: ODBC Driver Configuration.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us: support@ispirer.com