Microsoft Access: Database Engine Exclusive

$conn = New-Object System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Data\Customers.accdb") $conn.Open() $cmd = $conn.CreateCommand() $cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE OrderDate > #1/1/2023#" $reader = $cmd.ExecuteReader() while ($reader.Read()) Write-Host $reader["OrderID"]

Use the /quiet switch with the AccessDatabaseEngine.exe installer to force installation, or install using the command line: microsoft access database engine

Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Data\CSVFiles\;Extended Properties="text;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited"; using System.Data.OleDb; string connString = @"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Data\Sales.xlsx;Extended Properties='Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;'"; $conn = New-Object System

using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(connString)) string connString = @"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0