title: Using pyodbc to connect to sybase gives Request to start/stop database denied (-75)
body: <p>Below is my configuration:
  Windows 7 x64 running ActiveState Python 2.7.2.5 (64 bit)
  Pyodbc 2.1.8
  SQL Anywhere 12 driver 12.00.01.3924.</p>
  
  <p>When I try to connect to my sybase database, I get the below error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cnxn = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={'+driver+'};HOST='+host+';DATABASE='+database+';UID='+username+';PWD='+password+';PORT='+port)
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>ProgrammingError: ('42000', '[42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][SQL
    Anywhere]Request to start/stop database denied (-75)
    (SQLDriverConnect); [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Request
    to start/stop database denied (-75)')</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I have tried this with different versions of Pyodbc. I also tried with 32 bit versions of Python and Pyodbc, but was not successful. Googling around gave me nothing concrete, though the problem has been around for some time.</p>
  
  <p>How do I connect seamlessly? I have seen it working some time back on Windows XP, but I do not remember the python and pyodbc versions now. I tried on Windows XP with the same set of above but i get the same error. Please help!!!</p>