Chapter 1: Before You Start
Check Versions and Choose 64-bit Programs
| Component | Tested identity | Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 11 Pro 25H2, build 26200.6584 | 64-bit |
| APPX engine | 6.2.1.0; build marker January 5, 2026 | 64-bit |
| APPX ODBC gateway | 6.2.1.0 from the official 6.2.1 package | 64-bit |
| Supplied ODBC driver | Dharma 14.01.00.0000 | 64-bit |
| Supplied ASQL | Executable resource version 6.1.0.0 in the 6.2.1 package | 64-bit |
| WinSQL | 15.0.261.801 | 64-bit |
| Excel and Access | Microsoft 365 Apps 16.0.20430.20182 | 64-bit |
| LibreOffice Base and Calc | 26.2.6.3 | 64-bit |
| Crystal Reports | SAP Crystal Reports 2025 Patch 1, 14.4.0.5335 | 64-bit |
| Windows PowerShell | 5.1.26100.6584 | 64-bit |
The test retained the existing VM engine at C:\appx\Appx.621-64bit\Appx.exe, verified as 6.2.1.0 with build marker January 5, 2026, 09:44:08 and SHA-256 D77B1F45FB897AFE4030DDFD9E38233B3AB8FD2CF0666558827429366AFBF896. The matching gateway and driver were installed from the checked vendor packages. The engine EXE package was downloaded and hashed separately, but its payload was not independently extracted and matched byte for byte to this retained engine. These results identify the installed stack; they do not establish a clean Windows baseline or an exact source-to-binary build record.
Match the driver to the client program's architecture. Windows being 64-bit does not establish the bitness of an installed application. The ODBC SQL component reports 14.01 as its DBMS version; that value is not the APPX engine release.
Results by client
| Client or check | Observed result | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| ASQL | COUNTRY and PROSPECT definitions imported. | Import COUNTRY |
| WinSQL | Eight COUNTRY rows and ten PROSPECT rows; Unicode text incorrect. | WinSQL query |
| Excel | Saved workbook, full close, fresh password prompt and refresh completed; text incorrect. | Excel refresh |
| Access | Authentication and catalog succeeded; COUNTRY import stalled and became Not Responding. | Access result |
| Base | Saved direct query reopened, prompted for a password and refreshed eight rows; new database wizard save/open stalled. | Base query |
| Calc | Saved workbook, full exit, fresh password and refresh completed; 22 of 72 values differ from native text. | Calc refresh |
| Crystal Reports | Direct RDO command, save, full exit, fresh password/refresh and PDF exports complete; 22 of 32 projected values incorrect. | Crystal report |
| PowerShell | Objects, metadata and exports returned; text predicates incorrect; intermittent connection-open stalls. | PowerShell results |