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SQLSTATE IM004, SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_ENV failed, when connecting via an ODBC application

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This document provides troubleshooting information for the situation where you are attempting to connect to a DB2 UDB database within an ODBC application and receive a message such as the following: SQLSTATE = IM004 Native error = 0 Msg:[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Driver's SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_ENV failed.

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