ODBC Excel Driver: Unexpected error from external database driver

Question

Since the Windows update from October 10, the ODBC Excel drivers have stopped working. We get the following error when trying to read a file:

\"Unexpe

Answer 1

HERE is the solution... i found it in another forum and work perfectly for me... it will works 100%

As mentioned in the following:

https://forums.embarcadero.com/thread.jspa?messageID=902557&tstart=0

https://forum.kanors-emr.org/showthread.php?tid=571&pid=2652#pid2652

The KB4041681 installs version 4.0.9801.1 of msexcl40.dll.

1. Find prior version (4.0.9801.0) of msexcl40.dll

2. Place in another directory. They suggest the application directory, but since in the next step you will modify registry to point to this older version, it can probably go anywhere.

3. Update registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines\Excel\win32 to point to the location from step 2.