OLE DB and MS Access files

  • Do I have to have MS Access installed on my server if an SSIS package opens access files and copies data into SQL server ?

  • You can store an Access mdb to a share that does not have Access installed on it but the host Access the mdb file must have the Acces Jet Engine installed.

    If you run the SSIS Import/Export Wizard and select Microsoft Access on a machine that does not have Access Installed but has an mdf file and Access is not listed as a source then you have a problem. You can use a PC or server that has an mdb but does not have an Access installed.

    Have you tried in in a Test envionment?

    If so does MS Access show up as a source?

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  • Do you have a 64 bit version of SQL Server installed on the server?

  • Ive tested it and it works ok without Access actually being installed on the server

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