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  • May 10, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    #1614286

    if your SQL2008 is 64 bit, you must install the 64 bit ACE drivers; the JET driver is only valid for 32 bit, and it won't work on .xlsx files(or files saved from office 2007/2010 even if .xls?) at all .

    This is a working, tested, openrowset command that works for me:

    EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSset_oledb_prop N'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', N'AllowInProcess', 1

    GO

    EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSset_oledb_prop N'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', N'DynamicParameters', 1

    GO

    SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0',

    'Excel 12.0;Database=C:\Data\BlockGroups_2010\AKblockgroup.xls',

    'SELECT * FROM [AK$]')

    for installation/setup instructions for the ACE drivers, take a look at this thread:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1407044-391-2.aspx

    Lowell

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