JDBC ODBC 64 BIT DRIVERBy Tarun Bamba

• If you are developing web application using JSP on Windows 8, and facing the 64 bit driver issue

Or getting these errors

The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application

You can download the following update

Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255

• To install this download:Download the file by clicking the Download button and saving the file to your hard disk.

• Double-click the AccessDatabaseEngine.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.

• Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

• To use this download:If you are the user of an application, consult your application documentation for details on how to use the appropriate driver.

• If you are an application developer using OLEDB, set the Provider argument of the ConnectionString property to “Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0”

If you are connecting to Microsoft Office Excel data, add the appropriate Extended Properties of the OLEDB connection string based on the Excel file type:

• If you are an application developer using ODBC to connect to Microsoft Office Access data, set the Connection String to “Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};DBQ=path to mdb/accdb file”

• If you are an application developer using ODBC to connect to Microsoft Office Excel data, set the Connection String to “Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=path to xls/xlsx/xlsm/xlsb file”