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AlexeyKolosov
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8 years ago
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Warning: Windows updates break interaction with .xls files from TestComplete

Please be aware that recent Windows updates break the JET driver which TestComplete uses to interact with Excel files saved in the old format (.xls). The issue may have different symptoms, but typica...
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tristaanogre
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8 years ago

One thing I ran into:

 

I have the 64-bit Microsoft Access Database driver installed but not Excel...  switching to the ACE driver but running the 32-bit TestComplete/TestExecute "breaks"... you need to make sure that, if you're going to use that workaround, you have the proper "bitness" of the driver to match the bitness of the tool.  Otherwise, it works nicely.