I can't connect to MS Access (accdb) database that uses Large Number

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I have an Access database that has a table with a field that uses the Large Number data type. When trying to connect using Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB (12 or 16) in C# code, i get following error:

"The database you are trying to open requires a newer version of Microsoft Access."


In the Microsoft forum cites the problem when trying to connect to this type of database and suggests using the Access version 16.0.7xxxx (Database requires a newer version of Access - Office). My version of Access I can upgrade to a higher version of the suggested, however, the most current Access engine available is version 16.0.4. How do I connect to this database type without changing the column data type?

Note: I have tried to install several different engines and use the 2016 version of X64 and X32 installed simultaneously.

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