Install Odbc Fix | How To

You’re here because Tableau won’t connect to your legacy ERP system. Or because Python keeps throwing a Data source name not found error. Or because your boss sent you a CSV file that lives inside a SQL Server database, and now you have to build a bridge.

# Install unixODBC via Homebrew brew install unixodbc brew install msodbcsql18 Configure it manually (the fun part) nano /usr/local/etc/odbcinst.ini how to install odbc

Inside odbcinst.ini :

Now go connect something.

Let’s be honest. You didn’t wake up this morning thinking, “I really hope I get to configure a data source name today.” You’re here because Tableau won’t connect to your