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Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

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Edgar Gerardo Chinchilla M on 03 Nov 2015 03:46:02

Please add support to connect to a password protected MDB-ACCDB MS Access Databse

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Andrzej Ciupinski on 06 Sep 2023 10:56:02

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

This should be a standard feature, as it's all basic Microsoft functionality.We have many old-fashioned databases in Access, that we are not going to move fully online and the lack of this connector adds a lot of work to our employees.

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Eric Gutmann on 27 Jun 2022 15:55:49

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

We need this feature available urgent. Please, Microsoft, help us.

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Matthew Steuerer on 15 Dec 2021 21:33:40

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

After searching high and low for a solution on how to achieve connecting to a password protected Access database, I finally came across this post detailing how it still is not supported. This truly would be very helpful for myself and my organization in being able to enhance reporting capabilities. Disappointed that this seemingly obvious feature still does not exist.

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Pedro Goecking on 12 Sep 2021 14:55:20

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

We need this feature available urgent. Please, Microsoft, help us.

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Theresa Welton on 14 Mar 2021 20:09:47

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

I see comments about a workaround and using an OLE DB connection. My database is in SharePoint - will this work if not in a drive and if so, how? Thank you.

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Estefano Cerqueira on 22 Aug 2020 02:41:55

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

People,
You need only use a OLE DB connection like that:
provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;data source=DRIVE:\Path\DBAccessName.accdb;jet oledb:database password=yourAccessDBpasswordHere
an eg.
provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;data source=C:\Users\cw29\Desktop\2_QUARENTENA\BackEnd_BD_Desenvolvimento\BD_QUARENTENA.accdb;jet oledb:database password=burralson

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:17:01

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

I made a workaround by OLEDB connection type and it works ...
provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;data source=C:\AgendaPAM\AgendaPAM.mdb;mode=Read;jet oledb:database password=*******

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JLH on 06 Jul 2020 00:16:22

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

Very surprised that this isn't a defacto element out the box. Its a shame it isn't.

Absolutely essential that this gets added, ASAP.

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:54

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

This is a paramount feature to be implemented

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Edson on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:20

RE: Add connection to password protected MDB-ACCDB Microsoft Access Database

We need access to ACCESS file protected with password. Should have an authentication option to Get Access data...