getting an Unexpected error from external database driver (1) when importing data from excel to access

Question

I have a 2010 Excel file with a sheet that spans 34864 rows and 1387 columns. I\'m trying to import it into Access 2010 with

Answer 1

You may experience this error after installing security patch KB4041681. See this MSDN entry. In my case, replacing Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 provider with Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 helped.