Error Connecting to Access 2007 database

Question

Hi there,
We are seeing the below error when trying to Connect to Access 2007 using Crystal 2008, when using the
Access/DAO connection wizard ..
Logon failed
Details: DAO Error Code: 0xd0f
Source: DAO.Workspace
Description: Unrecognised database format 'path to database\crs project database.aaadb
When we go to open the Access 07 file we have to select all files\there is no Option for Access 2007
Maybe we need to install something additional?
Many thanks
Jon Kerr

Answer 1

Look for Product info for our next version to see if it added to supported platforms for the next release of Crystal Reports.
Update:
Confirmed that Microsoft is not enhancing the DAO engine so we will not be updating our connector either. ODBC and OLE DB work great.
Even More info form our Product Team:
Just to be really clear - Microsoft is not exposing Access 2007 format databases (.accdb files) via DAO. They have declared DAO dead and are not enhancing it. OLEDB is the preferred way to connect to Access 2007 files.
As noted in the Platform Support document for Crystal Reports 2008:
DAO technology cannot be used to access the Microsoft Office 2007 file formats: Microsoft Access 2007 .accdb, Microsoft Excel 2007 .xlsx (XML) and .xlsb (Binary). These file formats are supported using the Microsoft 2007 Office System drivers for ODBC and OLEDB.
Anyone can download the Microsoft 2007 Office System drivers for ODBC and OLEDB, here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7554F536-8C28-4598-9B72-EF94E038C891&displaylang=en
There is no charge for those drivers. Of course if you have Office 2007 installed, you donu2019t need to download the drivers.
Starting with Office 2010, there will be 64-bit versions of these drivers, which will help our 64-bit Visual Studio customers.
Edited by: Don Williams on Feb 4, 2010 12:12 PM
Edited by: Don Williams on Feb 8, 2010 5:59 AM