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in thread Update: Using Perl to connect to an Access 10 database

Thank you for your comments.
This is an area I have never been to before so I am having trouble understanding the implications of what you have said. For example "you have to create your DSN in two locations:" sadly means nothing to me but I guess something may need to be done to the line
my $dsn = 'driver=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb);dbq='.$dbfi
+le;

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I have found that I do have odbccad32.exe and odbc32.dll in both the SysWOW64 and System32 directories. I am using Windows 10 OS.
I get the impression that I may have to do something so that the correct odbccad32.exe is used?
Is that correct and if so can you point me to some web page that has more 'clues'?

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Re^5: Update: Using Perl to connect to an Access 10 database
by poj (Abbot) on May 31, 2019 at 10:15 UTC

    When you installed Access did you choose 64-bit or 32-bit version ?

    Open Access and use File->Help to see under About Microsoft Access (on right)

    Mine shows Version 14.0.7232.5000 (32-bit)

    Udpdate : to check which drivers you have use

    Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools

    Then select ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) or ODBC Data Sources (64-bit). Select Drivers tab.

    poj
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      I have exactly the same data for the Version of Access.

      Following your 'path', the Drivers tab says the File is ODBCJT32.DLL.
      Does this mean that I can only use a 32 bit Perl to connect to the current version of Access or is there some way of using a 64 bit Perl with this Access?

      As an alternate, is it likely that if I re-install Access as 64 bit I then can use the 64 bit Perl? If I do this do I also have to re-install other parts of Office 10 so that all are 64 bit?
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        I wasn't very clear in my first post here. You don't have to re-install anything here. What I meant originally was:

        • run the %systemdrive%\Windows\SysWoW64\odbcad32.exe command, and set up your DSN
        • run the %systemdrive%\Windows\System32\odbcad32.exe command, and set up your DSN, *again*

        Each of those corresponds with each platform. The first is the ODBC manager program for 32-bit, and the latter is for 64-bit. The DSNs for each version are stored separately (at least the system DSNs are, but I digress). After you've got your DSNs set up for both platforms, everything should just work.

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        if I re-install Access as 64 bit I then can use the 64 bit Perl

        Maybe, but I don't think the 64 bit ODBC driver is on the install disk so you need to download it. See 64bit v 32bit and be aware that "Compiled Access databases, like .MDE and .ACCDE files, won’t work unless they are specifically written for the 64-bit version of Office." and all the other caveats under "Reasons to choose the 32-bit version"

        do I also have to re-install other parts of Office 10 so that all are 64 bit?

        Yes, that is how I read it

        poj
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