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a) A simple client connection whereby the ODBC driver runs on the workstation and directly accesses the files as either local files or mapped drives.

b) A server connection whereby the ODBC driver connects to a server on another machine which in turn accesses the files.


2) We supply workstation drivers in either 32 bit or 64 bit form.
The 32-bit driver can be installed and used on either a 32 bit or 64 bit Windows system.
The 64 bit driver can only be installed on a 64 bit Windows system.


3) The 32 bit workstation driver can only be used by a 32 bit application and the 64 bit workstation driver can only be used by a 64 bit application.
NOTE: Microsoft still recommends that users install 32 bit Office regardless of whether the Windows system is 32 or 64 bit.
See: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-2010-frequently-asked-questions-HA101674631.aspx#About_Office_2010_4


4) By default, the Windows ODBC configuration utility will ONLY recognize drivers of the same type as the Windows OS. That is the Windows ODBC configuration utility on a 64 bit Windows system will only allow access to 64 bit workstation drivers. To configure 32 bit ODBC drivers on a 64 bit Windows system you must use the ODBCAD32.exe program found in the windows SYSWOW directory.
NOTE: That to make this easier, when installing the current PxPlus 32 bit driver on 64 bit systems, we automatically create a shortcut to the proper configuration utility for the user.


5) When connecting to a server ('b' in item 1 above), the type of workstation driver (32 or 64 bit) is immaterial to server just as the type of server is immaterial to the workstation driver. All communication between the two is over the network using TCP/IP thus the type of client or server does not matter. Simply put, a 64 bit workstation driver can connect to a 32 bit server and a 32 bit workstation driver could connect to a 64 bit server (if one existed).