MySQL Connector/ODBC 64bit vs 32bit

[Bogdan Degtyariov]

Dear ODBC users,

a quick update on Connector/ODBC development plans:

MySQL Connector/ODBC 64bit:
— all future ongoing development will be 64bit only (no 32bit)
— new features will be added
— security vulnerabilities and critical bugs will be fixed

MySQL Connector/ODBC 32bit:
— 32bit development ends with 8.0.x (8.4.x, 9.x will be 64bit only)
— no new features
— only fixes for security vulnerabilities and critical bugs
— releases will be Windows only


Which Version is recommended:
— always use the latest version of connector, regardless of version of Server
— e.g. use Connector/ODBC 9.x with Server 8.0.x, 8.4.x LTS, 9.x


It might look counter-intuitive, but I did not make a mistake:

In 64-bit Windows:

The 64-bit executables and libraries are in %WINDIR%\System32
— The location of 64-bit ODBC Admin: %WINDIR%\System32\odbcad32.exe

The 32-bit executables and libraries are in %WINDIR%\SysWow64
— The location of 32-bit ODBC Admin: %WINDIR%\SysWow64\odbcad32.exe

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Best regards,
Bogdan Degtyariov



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 10/30/2024 10:25AM by Edwin Desouza.