64-bit driver for Excel

  • My understanding is that the file structure for the 64bit and 32bit versions of Excel are the same in Office 2010. See: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-excel/can-excel-2010-64bit-files-be-saved-in-a-format-to/1c5d8522-ef5d-4eab-bf4b-1efa861b434a).

    That being the case, why doesn't the 64-bit version of the drivers (microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0) work for creating an Excel connection in SSIS for a file created with the 32-bit version of Office 2010.

    I've loaded the 32-bit version and things run fine, but it's just bugging me that I don't understand this.

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  • Cindy Conway-312336 (3/28/2013)


    My understanding is that the file structure for the 64bit and 32bit versions of Excel are the same in Office 2010. See: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-excel/can-excel-2010-64bit-files-be-saved-in-a-format-to/1c5d8522-ef5d-4eab-bf4b-1efa861b434a).

    That being the case, why doesn't the 64-bit version of the drivers (microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0) work for creating an Excel connection in SSIS for a file created with the 32-bit version of Office 2010.

    I've loaded the 32-bit version and things run fine, but it's just bugging me that I don't understand this.

    Are you saying that if the file is created with a 64-bit version of Excel, everything works fine?

    If you haven't even tried to resolve your issue, please don't expect the hard-working volunteers here to waste their time providing links to answers which you could easily have found yourself.

  • Cindy Conway-312336 (3/28/2013)


    My understanding is that the file structure for the 64bit and 32bit versions of Excel are the same in Office 2010. See: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-excel/can-excel-2010-64bit-files-be-saved-in-a-format-to/1c5d8522-ef5d-4eab-bf4b-1efa861b434a).

    That being the case, why doesn't the 64-bit version of the drivers (microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0) work for creating an Excel connection in SSIS for a file created with the 32-bit version of Office 2010.

    I've loaded the 32-bit version and things run fine, but it's just bugging me that I don't understand this.

    Because the 64-bit drivers aren't supported in BIDS/SSDT, because it is a 32-bit application.

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  • Of course. That makes sense. I'm using 2012, so it's Visual Studio 2010/SSDT, but still that is 32-bit.

    Thank you!

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  • A follow-up question ...

    If VS is running as 32-bit, why do I need to set Run64BitRuntime to False? If I don't I get the following error:

    The requested OLE DB provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 is not registered. If the 64-bit driver is not installed, run the package in 32-bit mode...

    My Environment

    Windows 8

    VS 2010 shell

    SSDT

    Excel 2007 Workbook

    Thanks!

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  • Cindy Conway-312336 (3/28/2013)


    A follow-up question ...

    If VS is running as 32-bit, why do I need to set Run64BitRuntime to False? If I don't I get the following error:

    The requested OLE DB provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 is not registered. If the 64-bit driver is not installed, run the package in 32-bit mode...

    My Environment

    Windows 8

    VS 2010 shell

    SSDT

    Excel 2007 Workbook

    Thanks!

    That setting is for when you run your package from the SQL Server Job Agent, which runs using 64-bit.

  • Cindy Conway-312336 (3/28/2013)


    A follow-up question ...

    If VS is running as 32-bit, why do I need to set Run64BitRuntime to False? If I don't I get the following error:

    The requested OLE DB provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 is not registered. If the 64-bit driver is not installed, run the package in 32-bit mode...

    My Environment

    Windows 8

    VS 2010 shell

    SSDT

    Excel 2007 Workbook

    Thanks!

    Not 100% sure, but I think the debugging environment (not the same as the design environment) mimics a 64-bit environment. If a 64-bit provider is not present - such as the ACE OLE DB provider most of the time - you need to set the Run64BitRuntime property to false.

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  • tmitchelar (3/28/2013)


    Cindy Conway-312336 (3/28/2013)


    A follow-up question ...

    If VS is running as 32-bit, why do I need to set Run64BitRuntime to False? If I don't I get the following error:

    The requested OLE DB provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 is not registered. If the 64-bit driver is not installed, run the package in 32-bit mode...

    My Environment

    Windows 8

    VS 2010 shell

    SSDT

    Excel 2007 Workbook

    Thanks!

    That setting is for when you run your package from the SQL Server Job Agent, which runs using 64-bit.

    No. The Run64BitRuntime property is a design time property only.

    You have a similar setting in the SQL Server Agent job, but only when you have a 64-bit installation of SQL Server and SSIS which runs the packages by default in 64-bit.

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  • Thanks everyone for your replies!

    Here is what I have found. If I have just the 32-bit drivers installed, I need to set the Run64BitRuntime to False, or I get an error in the development environment at runtime. If I have both the 32-bit AND 64-bit drivers installed, I can leave Run64BitRuntime = True. Keep in mind I am using a 64-bit operating system.

    BIDS on 64-bit OS

    http://sqlwithcindy.blogspot.com/2013/03/loading-excel-2007-file-in-ssis-2012-on.html

    BIDS on 32-bit OS

    http://sqlwithcindy.blogspot.com/2013/03/loading-excel-2007-file-in-ssis-2012.html

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  • Koen Verbeeck (3/28/2013)


    tmitchelar (3/28/2013)


    Cindy Conway-312336 (3/28/2013)


    A follow-up question ...

    If VS is running as 32-bit, why do I need to set Run64BitRuntime to False? If I don't I get the following error:

    The requested OLE DB provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 is not registered. If the 64-bit driver is not installed, run the package in 32-bit mode...

    My Environment

    Windows 8

    VS 2010 shell

    SSDT

    Excel 2007 Workbook

    Thanks!

    That setting is for when you run your package from the SQL Server Job Agent, which runs using 64-bit.

    No. The Run64BitRuntime property is a design time property only.

    You have a similar setting in the SQL Server Agent job, but only when you have a 64-bit installation of SQL Server and SSIS which runs the packages by default in 64-bit.

    Good catch and thank you for the correction. I generally try to avoid Excel files in SSIS and try to push towards using .csv files for a variety of reasons - this being one of them along with some "pull your hair out" formatting issues.

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