Connector location
QlikView and Qlik Sense look for connectors:
- At the same location as the current QV.exe
- Program Files\Common Files\QlikTech\Custom Data folder and subfolders for QlikView
- Program Files\Common Files\Qlik\Custom Data folder and subfolders for Qlik Sense
- Program Files (x86)\Common Files\QlikTech\Custom Data folder and subfolders for QlikView, if it is 64-bit OS
- Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Qlik\Custom Data folder and subfolders for Qlik Sense, if it is 64-bit OS
On 64-bit OS 64 and 32-bit QlikView loads both 64 and 32-bit connectors. First QlikView or Qlik Sense looks for 64-bit connectors in the current QV.exe location and then in "Program Files\Common Files\QlikTech\Custom Data" or “Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Qlik\Custom Data.” Further, QlikView looks for 32-bit connectors in the current QV.exe location and then in "Program Files (x86)\Common Files\QlikTech\Custom Data".
If QlikView or Qlik Sense finds both exe and dll connector files that have the same name then the exe files are prioritized and included in the connector list and will be used to contact the custom data source. Similarly, if a few connectors have the same file name and extension, then only the first connector found is included in the connector list.