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Can someone confirm if this works when running in x64? I am pretty sure Jet only works if your app is compiled or running in 32-bit mode.
– Lamar
Commented Sep 30, 2008 at 1:45
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I've just tested this connection and it failed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 RC, seems like one have to install the 2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components [microsoft.com/downloads/…
– Chris Richner
Commented Jun 16, 2009 at 7:31
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Be very careful with this -- it's a big ugly cludge (for example, sometimes it guesses a column type and discards all the data that does not fit).
– dbkk
Commented Sep 29, 2009 at 9:02
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One should be very careful if using this method. I've found it very flaky for data that isn't in a perfect format.
– Kenny Mann
Commented Jun 9, 2010 at 16:03
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As a person who had to use OleDb in a big project, I say STAY AWAY FROM IT! It sometimes is not able to retrieve a cell value just because it couldn't understand the format. It doesn't have a delete operation. It works totally different and unpredictable even with a slightest provider change. I'd say go for a proven commercial solution.
– platypus
Commented Sep 13, 2014 at 18:32

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