Excel ODBC and 64 bit server

Question

using ASP.NET I need to update an excel template.

Our server is running Windows 2008 in 64 bit mode.

I am using the following code to access the excel file:<

Answer 1

There is also 2010 Office System Driver Beta: Data Connectivity Components Link which has allowed us to open Excel 2007 (XLS) from a 64bit environment.

This download will install a set of components that can be used by non-Microsoft Office applications to read data from Microsoft Office 2010 Beta files

Our connection string

@"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source= " + filePath + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;\""