Python on Win 7 64bits error MS Access

Question

I have a serious problem, I don't now how to solve it.

I have a Win 7 64bit laptop, with MS Office 2007 installed (32 bits).

I installed Anaconda 64bits, BUT I am trying to connect to a MS Access MDB file with the ACE drives and I got an error that there is no driver installed.

Due to MS Office 2007, I was forced to install ACE drivers 32 bits.

Any help? The same code runs perfect under Win XP, with exactly the same installed: Anaconda, ACE drivers and MS Office 2007.

It can be a problem mixin 32bits and 64 bits?

Answer 1

I finally got it!

Yes, the problem was mixing 32 and 64 bits.

I solved the problem installing the Microsoft ACE Drivers 64bits on a MS-DOS console, writting: AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe /passive

And everything works!

Answer 2

Yes, you will have a problem mixing 32 and 64 bit like this. The best thing to do is to download the 32-bit Windows Anaconda installer:

http://continuum.io/downloads