Setup:
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Office 2010 Professional 64-bit
- Visual Studio 2010 Professional
Using Connection string
Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;DataSource=c:\\testdb.accb;
I get the following error:
‘Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0’ provider is not registered on the local machine
The provider/driver is working fine within Office 2010.
I can link to the database from inside Excel and the connection properties shows
Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;
User ID=Admin;
Data Source=C:\TestDB.accdb;
Mode=Share Deny Write;
ExtendedProperties="";
Jet OLEDB:System database="";
Jet OLEDB:RegistryPath="";
Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=6;
Jet OLEDB:Database Locking Mode=0;
Jet OLEDB:Global Partial Bulk Ops=2;
Jet OLEDB:Global Bulk Transactions=1;
Jet OLEDB:New Database Password="";
Jet OLEDB:CreateSystem Database=False;
Jet OLEDB:Encrypt Database=False;
Jet OLEDB:Don't Copy Locale on Compact=False;
Jet OLEDB:Compact Without Replica Repair=False;
Jet OLEDB:SFP=False;Jet OLEDB:Support Complex Data=False;
Jet OLEDB:Bypass UserInfo Validation=False
I have been Googling this for the last 3 days and can get nowhere, most of the solutions out there are based on the problem arising when trying to connect to Office 2007 or Office 2010 32 bit, but everything on my system is 64-bit.
Even though I thought none of them relevant, I did try the usual recommended solutions of installing AccessDatabaseEngine_x64 and setting my VS project build to x86 instead of Any CPU but none of it made any difference.
Anyone know how I can resolve this?
Eventually found an answer to this here, I had to install the 2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components as well as Office 2010; I haven’t a clue why I should have to that but it works!