# Alternate odbc driver **URL:** \ **Category:** Classic Servoy\ **Created:** [June 1, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606 "2007-06-01T08:21:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@Vince](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Vince)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/1 "2007-06-01T08:21:59Z")
Hi, The sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver seems to not work very well with the odbc database (divalto proprieritary stuff) I have. I can see the list of tables but I can’t access to the table. So I’d like to try another odbc driver on servoy side. Where I can get different drivers than the sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/2 "2007-06-01T16:00:44Z")
the best way, is to make a linked server (with ODBC) in Sybase. Than connect Servoy to the Sybase. This even works with Microsoft Acces files. ![:D]( "Very Happy") ---
**Author:** ![Vince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@Vince](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Vince)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/3 "2007-06-04T14:39:48Z")
Thanks for the tip, but I can’t manage to use it. Did you add something to sybase, an odbc driver ? How to configure sybase for it ? ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/4 "2007-06-04T14:47:41Z")
You have to dowload Ianywhere 9.02 from the Sybase website (which is free for developers) In that package you will find Sybase Central, a tool to work with Sybase Ianywhere database. Look into the manuals and search for Remote Server. rightclick in Sybase Central, under Remote Server, to define a remote server and the wizard will help you setting it up! ---
**Author:** ![Vince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@Vince](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Vince)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/5 "2007-06-04T15:43:22Z")
Thanks a lot HJK. It worked ! unfortunately it’s very, very slow ---
**Author:** ![Vince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@Vince](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Vince)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/6 "2007-06-04T16:12:05Z")
Moreover I have some “forbidden characters” issue, so I can’t search ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/7 "2007-06-04T16:35:43Z")
what DB are you using to connect to?? We have some live servers connecting to ACCESS and it rapidly fast! ---
**Author:** ![Vince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@Vince](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Vince)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/8 "2007-06-04T16:44:34Z")
Unfortunately, it’s a crappy proprieratary database called divalto. I’m sure the problems are due to that, but they’re still annoying. Maybe it’s a cahrset issue, is there a location where I acn try other charsets ? ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/alternate-odbc-driver/7606/9 "2007-06-04T16:45:23Z")
don’t know, look into the manuals!