Using node-adodb with .mdb Access Files - node.js

Question

I am attempting to write a containerized Node application on Windows OS that intakes Microsoft Access databases and accesses the data within. I wish to use npm node-adodb to interact with Access.
My application works perfectly fine with .accdb Access files. When I try to connect to .mdb Access files I get this error Spawn C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe error, Provider cannot be found. It may not be properly installed. My code works on my local Windows computer, so I'm guessing that it's something to do with how my container environment is set up.
I set up the base Dockerfile like this:
# Get base Windows OS image
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2019
# Set environment variables
ENV NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL info
ENV NODEJS_VERSION 12.9.1
# Download & Install 2010 Access Driver
RUN powershell -Command "wget -Uri https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/4/3/24375141-E08D-4803-AB0E-10F2E3A07AAA/AccessDatabaseEngine.exe -OutFile AccessDatabaseEngine.exe -UseBasicParsing"
RUN powershell -Command "Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath \"AccessDatabaseEngine.exe\""
# Download & Install 2016 Access Driver
RUN powershell -Command "wget -Uri https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/5/C/35C84C36-661A-44E6-9324-8786B8DBE231/accessdatabaseengine_X64.exe -OutFile accessdatabaseengine_X64.exe -UseBasicParsing"
RUN powershell -Command "Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath \"accessdatabaseengine_X64.exe\""
# Download and install Node.js
RUN powershell -Command "wget -Uri https://nodejs.org/dist/v%NODEJS_VERSION%/node-v%NODEJS_VERSION%-x64.msi -OutFile node.msi -UseBasicParsing"
RUN msiexec.exe /q /i node.msi
# Run node
CMD [ "node" ]
I establish the Access connection like so. How I instantiate the connection differs depending on if I'm in my local environment or online. It also differs on .accdb vs .mdb:
// Define connection string & initialize export connection depending on if it's a .accdb .mdb file
let access;
if ((file.path).substring(Math.max(0, (file.path).toString().length - 5)) === 'accdb') {
const connStr = `Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=${file.path};Persist Security Info=False;`;
access = ADODB.open(connStr); // This works
} else {
const connStr = `Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=${file.path};`;
access = ADODB.open(connStr); // This fails
}
Is there another software package that I need to install in order to work with .mdb files? Do I need to connect in a different way? Any help would be very much appreciated.

Answer 1

With the error message coming from "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe", please make sure that you have the 32-bit version of the "Microsoft Access Database Engine" distribution package installed.
If you have the 64-bit engine package installed, open the database connection like this:
access = ADODB.open(connStr, true);