# Connect to ODBC **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for SQL Server\ **Created:** [December 12, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/connect-to-odbc/51735 "2020-12-12T17:09:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vjaggi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c77e96/32.png) [@vjaggi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/vjaggi)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/connect-to-odbc/51735/1 "2020-12-12T17:09:50Z")
With an old version of Toad for SQL Server it was possible to connect to an MS Access MDB via ODBC. Is it possible to do the same with the actual version (7.2.0.233) ? In the new connection dialog, I do not have "Generic" nor "ODBC". Thanks ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/dan/32/12882_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/connect-to-odbc/51735/2 "2020-12-14T12:36:45Z")
Hi, which previous version did you use? ---
**Author:** ![vjaggi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c77e96/32.png) [@vjaggi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/vjaggi)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/connect-to-odbc/51735/3 "2020-12-14T17:03:29Z")
It was the veeeery ooold TOAD\_for\_SQLServer\_1.08b, from year 2004... ---
**Author:** ![Gary.Jerep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/gary.jerep/32/205_2.png) [@Gary.Jerep](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Gary.Jerep)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/connect-to-odbc/51735/4 "2020-12-14T18:59:47Z")
> [@vjaggi](#): > > 1.08b 1.08b... in 2004...that might be too far back for me to remember, but if you have need to access MDB, SQL Server (and a host of other data sources) from a single Toad product, then it would be well worth your while to take a look at [Toad Data Point](https://www.quest.com/products/toad-data-point/). With TDP, you'd be able to blend disparate sources together, analyze data for anomalies, etc. Give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/dan/32/12882_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/connect-to-odbc/51735/5 "2020-12-15T11:44:40Z")
Yes, as Gary says above - only TDP allows for connecting via ODBC. 2004 is so far long ago that I can't even look up documentation from that year.