[AccessD] Access 32-64 bit question

[Stuart McLachlan]

"Defaults to" - but you can customise the installation and tell it to instal 32bit.


On 12 Nov 2021 at 18:21, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> I shall give that a try, but as I recall, if there isn't a prior
> installation of 32-bit Office then it defaults to 64-bit. I could be
> wrong. Certainly wouldn't be the first time.
> 
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 6:10 PM <dw-murphy at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Not sure why you would install 2007. Just uninstall the 64 bit
> > Office and then select 32 bit when you reinstall Office 365. I had
> > to do this when I started using 365 as I didn't realize it defaults
> > to the 64 bit version.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AccessD
> > <accessd-bounces+dw-murphy=cox.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf
> > Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Friday, November 12, 2021 2:04 PM To: Access
> > Developers discussion and problem solving
> > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Cc: Jim Dettman
> > <jimdettman at verizon.net> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 32-64 bit
> > question
> >
> > I was praying for a better solution, but oh Well. So I uninstall
> > Office 365 and then reinstall Office 2007 and then reinstall Office
> > 365, which, seeing the previous installation, will install the
> > 32-bit version.. There goes another entire days's work. Such is
> > life.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 1:12 PM Jim Dettman via AccessD <
> > accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > It recompiles the VBA code on the fly to 64 bit.
> > >
> > > If it can't do that, it does not allow you to open the DB.  You'll
> > > get:
> > >
> > > "This database was created with the 32-bit version of Microsoft
> > > Access. Please open it with the 32-bit version of Microsoft
> > > Access."
> > >
> > > Office 64 bit can only run in 64 bit mode and Office 32 bit can
> > > only run in 32 bit mode.
> > >
> > > Jim.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: AccessD On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> > > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2021 1:03 PM
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > Subject: [AccessD] Access 32-64 bit question
> > >
> > > Assume Access 365 53-bit. Assume an Access 32-bit ACCDB. How does
> > > Access load it? Does it simply load it as 32-bit and run it, or
> > > try to
> > convert it?
> > > And if the latter, and the conversion fails, then what happens?
> > > Does Access revert to 32-bit (not the program, but the way it
> > > accesses the file of interest)?
> > >
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