Is there a database manager for linux that is compatable with M$ Access and SQL?
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Distribution: Gentoo 2004.2
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Is there a database manager for linux that is compatable with M$ Access and SQL?
OK, so does anyone know if there is a way that I can edit MS access database files in linux?? If I can do that, then I will be able to KILL WINDOWS!!!!
You can't directly access MSAccess files from linux. The MSAccess file format is proprietary, and no one has successfully reverse engineered it - yet.
Options I have looked at:
1) export your data to mysql, or postgresql, or some other linux accessible database.
2) Set up your MSWin machine to provide MSAccess access via odbc then use the unix odbc tools on your linux platform
3) Put a web server interface to your MSAccess data (A Zope server running on your MSWin box can access your MSAccess data via odbc using the commercial mxodbc package - giving you fairly free access to the MSAccess data from any web browser)
Location: The edge of the world, peering down into the dark abyss
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That won't work, I need to be able to use the features of Access such as the reports and advanced querys... As far as I know, you need an extra program to do reports with SQL
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