Optimizing ODBC Installation for FactoryWiz Database Connectivity

10.2 ODBC Installation

If you wish to connect a computer on your FactoryWiz network to the FactoryWiz database for things such as Microsoft Excel, you can use an ODBC connector.

Normally we will install the 32bit MySQL ODBC Connector for things such as FactoryWizTV connections (as FactoryWizTV is a 32bit application).
However, if you are using a 64bit application, such as the 64bit version of Excel, you will need to install the 64bit MySQL ODBC Connection.
You can safely install both and create two ODBC System DSNs with the same name, and the operating system will select the correct one based on the bitness of the application using the connection.

The 32bit and 64bit versions of MySQL ODBC Connector can both be downloaded from this link
An older 5.x version is included for legacy compatibility, and a newer version 8.x is included for newer application connections such as Excel with Office365.

Instructions for configuring the ODBC Connector can be found in this article
Configuring 32bit and 64bit versions of the ODBC connector are basically the same, you would just choose between the Windows ODBC Data Source (32bit or 64bit) to configure each DSN
Note that you will need to create a new ReadOnly user for the Connector. 
Instructions for creating a ReadOnly user can be found in this article

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