Microsoft Access Database Engine
Note: Before installing this download, you must first remove any previous versions of the Access Database Engine from your computer by using Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
To install this download:
Download the file by clicking the Download button and saving the file to your hard disk.
Double-click the AccessDatabaseEngine.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
To use this download:
If you are the user of an application, consult your application documentation for details on how to use the appropriate driver.
If you are an application developer using OLEDB, set the Provider argument of the ConnectionString property to “Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0” If you are connecting to Microsoft Office Excel data, add the appropriate Extended Properties of the OLEDB connection string based on the Excel file type: File Type (extension) Extended Properties --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excel 97-2003 Workbook (.xls) "Excel 8.0" Excel Workbook (.xlsx) "Excel 12.0 Xml" Excel Macro-enabled workbook (.xlsm) "Excel 12.0 Macro" Excel Non-XML binary workbook (.xlsb) "Excel 12.0"
If you are an application developer using ODBC to connect to Microsoft Office Access data, set the Connection String to “Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};DBQ=path to mdb/accdb file”
If you are an application developer using ODBC to connect to Microsoft Office Excel data, set the Connection String to “Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=path to xls/xlsx/xlsm/xlsb file”
To remove this download:
To remove the download file itself, delete the file AccessDatabaseEngine.exe
On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
In the list of currently installed programs, select “Microsoft Access database engine 2016” and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.
