title: macOS Connector/MySQL ODBC driver could not be loaded in Excel for Mac 2016
body: <p>I am working with Excel for Mac Version 16.18 on High Sierra 10.13.6. Installed Connector/ODBC 8.0.12 for macOS, tested the connection to my database with iODBC Data Source Administration (64-Bit) and worked:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hdq99.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hdq99.jpg" alt="iODCB Data Source Administrator"></a></p>
  
  <p>When I try connecting with Excel with the save driver and credentials I get the following error:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6gHmA.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6gHmA.jpg" alt="IM003 iODBC Driver Manager Specified driver could not be loaded"></a></p>
  
  <p>Same problem with both, Unicode and ANSI drivers. </p>