Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of InstallAccess2007Drivers

Timestamp:

2016-09-19 03:37:07 (8 years ago)

Author:

jeroens

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InstallAccess2007Drivers

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-= Install Access 2010 drivers = 
-For backward compatibility reasons EwE6 uses Microsoft Access for its database system. Not all Windows systems are able to handle Access databases by default; Windows XP and older operating systems provide sporadic support for .mdb files but are not compatible with Access 2007 .accdb files. Windows 7 64-bit versions do not handle 32-bit Access files by default; even having Microsoft Access 2007 or newer installed in 64-bit mode may still render your system unable to handle access to 32-bit Access drivers.
+= Install Access 2010 drivers =
+For backward compatibility reasons EwE6 uses Microsoft Access for its database system. Not all Windows systems are able to handle all Access database formats by default.
 
-The best way to find out if your system can handle EwE accdb files is by executing EwE. If you are running EwE6, either from a direct installation of from within a development environment such as Visual Basic Express or Visual Studio, and you cannot open EwE models with file extensions that contain the characters 'accdb', then do the follow:
- * Download and install the [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255 Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable] from the Microsoft website.
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-EwE should now be able to load the Access 2007 formatted files.
+EwE will tell your if you cannot open accdb files. If this happens to you, please download and install the [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255 Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable] from the Microsoft website. EwE should now be able to load both .ewemdb and .eweaccdb model files.