(extract only):
When you install the 32-bit redistributable, the following key files are placed in %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\ : microsoft access database engine 2016 redistributable 32 bit
The (often abbreviated ACE OLEDB or ACE.OLEDB.12.0/16.0) is a set of components that enables communication between non-Microsoft Office applications and the Jet/ACE database engines. The 32-bit version is specifically critical for legacy systems, cross-platform data exchange, and environments where existing 32-bit applications or drivers must interface with .accdb , .mdb , .xlsx , .xls , .csv , and .txt files without installing full Microsoft Office. (extract only): When you install the 32-bit redistributable,
Set conn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") conn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0;Data Source=\\server\share\data.accdb" cross-platform data exchange
Many internal corporate apps from the 2000s still rely on: