Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider

E937562

OLE DB provider data access component software component

Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider is a data access component from Microsoft that enables applications to connect to and manipulate Access, Excel, and other Office data sources using OLE DB.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Microsoft Access Database Engine	2
Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider canonical	1
Microsoft Access Connectivity Engine	1
Microsoft Access Database Engine Redistributable	1
Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0	1
Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11653409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider
Context triple: [Microsoft Jet Database Engine, replacedBy, Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider]

A. Microsoft Jet Database Engine
Microsoft Jet Database Engine is a file-based relational database engine from Microsoft used primarily by desktop applications such as Access for storing and managing structured data.
B. Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access is a Microsoft Office database management system that combines a relational database engine with a graphical user interface and development tools for building data-driven applications.
C. OLE DB
OLE DB is a Microsoft data access API that provides a uniform way for applications to access data from a variety of relational and non-relational data sources.
D. ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is a Microsoft data access technology that provides a high-level, COM-based interface for connecting to and manipulating data from various sources such as databases and XML.
E. ODBC
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a standard API that enables applications to access and query data from a wide variety of relational and non-relational database management systems using a common interface.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider
Target entity description: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider is a data access component from Microsoft that enables applications to connect to and manipulate Access, Excel, and other Office data sources using OLE DB.

A. Microsoft Jet Database Engine
Microsoft Jet Database Engine is a file-based relational database engine from Microsoft used primarily by desktop applications such as Access for storing and managing structured data.
B. Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access is a Microsoft Office database management system that combines a relational database engine with a graphical user interface and development tools for building data-driven applications.
C. OLE DB
OLE DB is a Microsoft data access API that provides a uniform way for applications to access data from a variety of relational and non-relational data sources.
D. ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is a Microsoft data access technology that provides a high-level, COM-based interface for connecting to and manipulating data from various sources such as databases and XML.
E. ODBC
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a standard API that enables applications to access and query data from a wide variety of relational and non-relational database management systems using a common interface.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	OLE DB provider ⓘ data access component ⓘ software component ⓘ
accessMethod	file-based databases ⓘ local Office files ⓘ network Office files ⓘ
compatibleWith	Microsoft Access Runtime ⓘ linked to: Microsoft Access Microsoft Office ⓘ
connectionStringProviderName	Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 ⓘ linked to: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 ⓘ linked to: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
distributedAs	Microsoft Access Database Engine Redistributable ⓘ linked to: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider
license	proprietary software ⓘ
platform	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
replaces	Microsoft Jet OLEDB provider ⓘ linked to: Microsoft Jet Database Engine
requires	Microsoft Access Database Engine ⓘ linked to: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider matching 32-bit or 64-bit process architecture ⓘ
supportsArchitecture	32-bit ⓘ 64-bit ⓘ
supportsDataSource	Access .accdb files ⓘ Access .mdb files ⓘ CSV files ⓘ Excel .xls files ⓘ Excel .xlsx files ⓘ Microsoft Access ⓘ Microsoft Excel ⓘ linked to: Excel Office data sources ⓘ SharePoint lists ⓘ text files ⓘ
supportsFeature	ADO access ⓘ ADO.NET OleDb access ⓘ
supportsFileFormat	.accdb ⓘ .mdb ⓘ .xls ⓘ .xlsx ⓘ
supportsInterface	OLE DB ⓘ
supportsOperation	SQL DELETE operations ⓘ SQL INSERT operations ⓘ SQL SELECT queries ⓘ SQL UPDATE operations ⓘ
usedFor	connecting to Access databases ⓘ connecting to Excel workbooks ⓘ exporting data to Office files ⓘ importing data from Office files ⓘ
usedIn	.NET applications ⓘ C# applications ⓘ VB6 applications ⓘ classic ASP applications ⓘ