Excel to IBM DB2 Connection

Question

I've been trying to connect to an IBM DB2 database so that I can extract the data from it.

The details I have are:

Server Name
Data Library
Username/Password.

Using Excel:

Within Excel, I have gone onto data-> From other sources -> From data connection wizard -> other/advanced -> Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2.

I have entered the server name for the data source parameter and the username and password in the appropriate parameters. Whenever I click on the "test" button, the same error is returned: "Test connection failed because of an error in initializing the provider.- The parameter is incorrect"

Using SQL Server 2008:

I have also attempted to connect to this DB2 database through SQL Server 2008 creating a new linked server and entering the server name in the data source parameter and username and password on the security page.

The provider I've selected there is "IBM DB2 UDB for iSeries IBMDA400 OLE DB Provider". The error I get here is: "The linked server has been created but failed a connection test"

Can someone please help me with this?

narikkadan · Answer 1 · Sep 29, 2022

Try using the IBM DB2 for I IBMDA400 OLEDB Provider included with IBM I Access.

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I tested it briefly with Excel 2010 and it worked perfectly. The driver can be installed directly from the IBM i system using the UNC path \\system\QIBM\ProdData\Access\Windows\cwblaunch.exe.

How to configure the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 to connect to an IBM I (AS/400)

PROVIDER

Provider

CONNECTION

Connection

DATA SOURCE

The optional Data source parameter names the Universal Data Link (UDL) file in the settings are saved.

NETWORK

The Network parameter must be TCP/IP Connection. You must click the ellipsis and configure the IP address of the IBM.

TCP/IP Network Settings

SECURITY

The Security parameters are self-explanatory.

DATABASE

The Initial Catalog parameter refers to the relational database name configured on the AS/400 system. It can be found with the DSPRDBDIRE command from a terminal session. The default is the system name (serial number) or RCHASE12.

DSPRDBDIRE