Excel ODBC and 64 bit server

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Published on 2008-12-08T20:54:57Z Indexed on 2010/03/25 22:43 UTC
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using ASP.NET I need to update an excel template.

Our server is running Windows 2008 in 64 bit mode.

I am using the following code to access the excel file:

    ...
    string connection = 
@"Provider=MSDASQL;Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DBQ=" + path + ";";
    ...

IF the application pool is set to Enable 32 bit applications the code works as expected; however the oracle driver I am using fails as it is only 64 bit.

If Enable 32-bit applications is set to false the excel code fails with the error:

Data source name not found and no default driver specified

Any suggestions?

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