you could install microsoft odbc drivers and write your own frontend...
but if you are switching to free software why do you want to stick to a
proprietary format like mdb ?
go for some free relational database..like mysqlor postgersql
Cheerio
Robin
Nisarg Rav wrote:
>
> Dear Friends ,
>
> Hello.
>
> I'm one of the linux user, till the date we were using win nt for MDB
> database.
> now we want to switch over to linux .
> we are able to configure samba successfully to authenticate win9x users and
> users are able to access the data and able to share folders in network
> properly.
>
> But users are not able to access the *.mdb files from the win9x clients
> without installing office 97.
>
> IS there any way to access the *.mdb files from win9x box, stored on
> Linux box without ilnstalling the office 97 s/w on win9x.
>
> pl friends ,
> i'm in real need ..
>
> hopping for favourable reply..
>
> with thanks and regards
>
> Nilesh Barot
> network engineer
> Worldgate Networks Pvt. Ltd.
>
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