ODBC connections generate the error message "You are not licensed to use this DataDirect Technologies product ...."

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Title	ODBC connections generate the error message "You are not licensed to use this DataDirect Technologies product ...."

URL Name	odbc-connections-generate-the-error-message-you-are-not-licensed-to-use-this-datadirect-technologies-product

Article Number	000146517

Environment	Product: OpenEdge Version: All supported versions OS: All supported platforms

Question/Problem Description

ODBC connections generate the error message:

[DataDirect][ODBC Progress OpenEdge Wire Protocol driver]You are not licensed to use this DataDirect Technologies product under the license you have purchased. If you wish to purchase a license for use with this application, then you may use this product for a period of 15 days, during which time you are required to obtain a license.

Steps to Reproduce	Connect to the database through ODBC.

Clarifying Information

The connection works fine from sqlexp.

Error Message	[DataDirect][ODBC Progress OpenEdge Wire Protocol driver]You are not licensed to use this DataDirect Technologies product under the license you have purchased. If you wish to purchase a license for use with this application, then you may use this product for a period of 15 days, during which time you are required to obtain a license.

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Cause

Scenario 1

PGODBC.LIC file was missing from the directory where the pgoe27.dll was located (%DLC%\bin on Windows or $DLC/odbc/lib on Unix/Linux)

Scenario 2

Strace output shows that the third-party app is looking for PGODBC.LIC on a different or unexpected directory.

Resolution

Scenario 1

Copying over the file PGODBC.LIC from a similar OpenEdge installation to the directory where the pgoe27.dll was located

Scenario 2

Create a symbolic link for PGODBC.LIC in the path displayed in the strace output(This is App or OS specific)

Workaround

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Last Modified Date	6/4/2026 8:28 PM