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Linux access to MS Access Database?



On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 03:01:13PM -0500, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> 
> I have a user running Fedora Core 4 and a MS Access database living on
> a mounted CIFS share.   What program/method do people recommend to
> help the person utilize the database?

For direct access to the *.mdb file you can try this:

  http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/

If the database is available as an ODBC data source:

  http://www.freetds.org/

-David

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