Microsoft provides ODBC drivers for Access. That should mean you can use
DBD::ODBC with DBI to work with Access. Exactly how useful this is for you
depends on you platform.
Without knowing what you have already tried, and what problems you had, it
will be difficult for anyone on the list to make any suggestions.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:31 AM
Subject: MS Access
> Sorry to bother you but I feel pretty dumb by searching the net and
> reading page after page without understanding anything. I use perl and
> mysql alot and I would like to access a microsoft Acess MDB file just
> like I access a mysql database.
>
> What would I have to do? I just don't get it. Every driver I installed
> just gives me new hints an trying other installs and so on. Is there any
> page that explains actually what to do? I can't be the first person with
> this problem.
