Easysoft ODBC-InterBase Driver

Why do I get the error "Unable to load IBCLIENT64.dll"?

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You will get this error if you try to use the 64-bit Easysoft ODBC-InterBase Driver on a machine where:

The Easysoft ODBC-InterBase Driver uses the InterBase client to connect to InterBase.

If you are unable to locate ibclient64.dll (which, the InterBase Setup program copies to the drive:\Embarcadero\InterBase\bin folder), you need to install it. The InterBase client is installed by executing the InterBase database distribution. Select the Client Only installation option to install just the InterBase client.

The folder where ibclient64.dll is located must be on the Path. If you get the "Unable to load IBCLIENT64.dll" error on a machine where you know that ibclient64.dll is installed: