It sounds like you're dealing with a common issue when working with SSIS and Excel files, especially when there's a mix of 32-bit and 64-bit components. Let me break this down for you:
- Since you have Office 365 32-bit installed on your dev machine,
you’ll need the 32-bit version of the Microsoft Access Database
Engine. This is because SSIS needs to match the bitness of the
Office installation to interact with Excel files properly.
- Installing the 32-bit Access Database Engine should resolve the
error you're seeing during column mapping in Visual Studio.
- On the database server where the SSIS package will run, if the
Office installation is 64-bit, you’ll need the 64-bit version of the
Microsoft Access Database Engine. This ensures compatibility when
the package is executed via SQL Server Agent.
- If the server has a 64-bit Office installation, the package should
run in 64-bit mode without issues.
- Dev Machine: Install the 32-bit Access Database Engine to match your
32-bit Office installation.
- Database Server: Install the 64-bit Access Database Engine if the
the server has a 64-bit Office installation.
- Package Execution: Ensure the Run64BitRuntime setting is correctly
configured for development and deployment. On the server, it
should be set to True if running in 64-bit mode.
- If you’re developing in Visual Studio 2022 (64-bit) but need to
debug in 32-bit mode, you might need to adjust your project settings
or use a 32-bit version of Visual Studio for debugging purposes.
- Double-check the bitness of the Access Database Engine installed on
both the dev machine and the server to avoid mismatches.