(You can use Microsoft Office or Office automation to create the files that Microsoft Office supports.) As a general word processing, spreadsheet or database management system.As a replacement for the Jet OLEDB Provider in server-side applications.As a general replacement for Jet (If you need a general replacement for Jet you should use SQL Server Express Edition).The Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable is not intended: ODBC and OLEDB drivers are installed for application developers to use in developing their applications with connectivity to Office file formats.
For more information, including the End User License Agreement (EULA) see Download and install Microsoft 365 Access Runtime. Connectivity to existing text files is also supported. This download will install a set of components that facilitate the transfer of data between existing Microsoft Office files such as Microsoft Office Access (*.mdb and *.accdb) files and Microsoft Office Excel (*.xls, *.xlsx, and *.xlsb) files to other data sources such as Microsoft SQL Server.