ODBC Data Source Administrator

The Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator manages database drivers and data sources. This application is located in the Windows Control Panel under Administrative Tools. Beginning in Windows 8, the icon is named ODBC Data Sources, and on 64-bit operating systems there is a 32-bit and 64-bit version.

For information about detailed ODBC Administrator procedures, open the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box and click Help.

You can use PowerShell commands to manage drivers and data sources. For more information about these PowerShell commands, see Windows Data Access Components PowerShell commands.

This section contains the following topics.

• About Drivers and Data Sources

• Managing Data Sources

• Setting Tracing Options

• Setting ODBC Connection Pooling Options

• Viewing Drivers