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Gets installed ODBC drivers.
Get-OdbcDriver [[-Name] <String>] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession>] [-Platform <String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
The Get-OdbcDriver cmdlet gets installed Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers from the computer. Specify values for the Name and Platform parameters. If you do n
ot specify a value for Name, the cmdlet gets drivers that have any driver name. If you do not specify any parameters, the cmdlet gets all ODBC drivers installed on th
e computer.
For more information about ODBC and drivers, see Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms710252.aspx) and Drivers (http
://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms715383.aspx) on the Microsoft Developer Network.
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Example 1: Get all installed ODBC drivers
PS C:\> Get-OdbcDriver
This command gets all installed ODBC drivers. The cmdlet gets both 32-bit and 64-bit drivers.
Example 2: Get a driver on the 32-bit platform by using a name
PS C:\> Get-OdbcDriver -Name "SQL Server Native Client 10.0" -Platform "32-bit"
This command gets the driver named SQL Server Native Client 10.0 on the 32-bit platform.
Example 3: Get ODBC drivers that begin with a specified string on the 64-bit platform
PS C:\> Get-OdbcDriver -Name "SQL Server*" -Platform "64-bit"
This command gets installed ODBC drivers with a name that begins with SQL Server on the 64-bit platform.
Example 4: Get all ODBC drivers
PS C:\> $driverArray = Get-OdbcDriver
This command gets all installed ODBC drivers, and then stores them in the $driverArray variable for future use.