# Perspective - PyODBC installation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pyodbc-installation/39323>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [October 2, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pyodbc-installation/39323 "2020-10-02T18:26:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pyodbc-installation/39323/1 "2020-10-02T18:26:37Z")

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I have to connect to a database with an ODBC connector. I know pyODBC but not sure how can I install it in Ignition.

Any suggestion for ODBC connection will be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pyodbc-installation/39323/2 "2020-10-02T18:46:31Z")

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SQL Server has a “Linked Server” feature that I believe you can use to link to an ODBC data source.

You could then connection Ignition to that SQL Server instance via the standard JDBC driver.