mysql odbc install routine not found

mysql connector odbc configuration considerations
Posted on 2014/6/23 19:34:54 12489 people read
Category: MySQL

official download:
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/
There are 64-bit and 32-bit versions , to install according to your own office version is 32 or 64
1. Version matching problem:
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] In the specified DSN, the architecture between the driver and the application does not match
SQL Server since There are two versions of the odbc configurator:
   64-bit location: C:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe
   32-bit location: C:\windows\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
Note on 64-bit operating systems Install the correct version, which version you install depends on your version of office, not the operating system.
To start the odbc configuration program, please start the above command line
2. Error 1918, system error code 126, the specified module cannot be found
Install the following Visual C++ 2010 to
Error 1918. Error installing ODBC driver MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver,
ODBC error 13: The setup routines for the MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver
could not be loaded due to system error code 126:
The specified module could not be found.
...\myodbc5S.dll).. Verify...
Then you will need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (select the appropriate one for your OS architecture below):

64-bit version:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=14632

32-bit version:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=5555

After installing that, then re-attempt installing the MySQL ODBC connector, and things should work smoothly.