This download will install a set of components that can be used to facilitate transfer of data between 2010 Microsoft Office System files and non-Microsoft Office applications.
Careful with that. The x64 ACE provider cannot be installed with x32 MS Office 2010. You cannot use x32 ACE with x64 AutoCAD (or other programs like Navisworks). Reportedly newer versions of Office will allow the two to co-exist but you might need to use x64 MS Office.
Using x64 MS Office is ruled out as the app is going to be distributed. I think I should find another tool to read excel.
Careful with that. The x64 ACE provider cannot be installed with x32 MS Office 2010. You cannot use x32 ACE with x64 AutoCAD (or other programs like Navisworks). Reportedly newer versions of Office will allow the two to co-exist but you might need to use x64 MS Office.
You can install both on the same system you just have to install them via the command line with the "/passive" switch. If like us you have 32 bit Office and 64 bit Autodesk.
If not, might I suggest ClosedXml.
Careful with that. The x64 ACE provider cannot be installed with x32 MS Office 2010. You cannot use x32 ACE with x64 AutoCAD (or other programs like Navisworks). Reportedly newer versions of Office will allow the two to co-exist but you might need to use x64 MS Office.
You can install both on the same system you just have to install them via the command line with the "/passive" switch. If like us you have 32 bit Office and 64 bit Autodesk.
Most CAD app use either COM automation or DAO/ADO/ADO.NET to access data in Excel sheet, which unfortunately tie the CAD app to heavy dependencies: MS Offce/Excel installation, MS Access data engine (not to mention the complexity due to 32/64 bit).