ERROR [IM014] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application
crystal-reports-2008, dataset, mysql, vb.net
Solution
its a 64 vs 32 bit issue. You are accessing a 32 bit odbc driver on a 64 bit system.
IF YOU OPEN c:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe you will not see a driver there that is in c:\windows\syswow64\odbcad32.exe (or just the opposite)
Check the target platform of your application, and if that doesn't fix it, you might be able to sneak by just installing the correct driver ( 64 or 32 bit )
If you are debugging the project from Visual Studio, you will also need to run it as 32-bit. In order to do this you need to open the project properties by right clicking on the project and selecting properties. Once here you need to set `Run64BitRuntime` to FALSE.*
Problem
how can i fix this error? ERROR [IM014] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application.. it is occuring in a new project that i am doing... im using vb 2008 , MYSQL as my database and windows 8.1 as my OS i read on forums that you just fix with the odbc administrator tool... i tried creating my DSN there but it still doesnt work... i tried opening an old project of mine it works fine.. but this new project keeps getting that error.. i need this to work so that i can do my crystal reports.. i've been trying to fix this error for a full day now and i cant fix it.. can someone help me? THANKS..