[email protected] wrote:
> Brandy wrote:
>
>> save MS Access documents from my home computer. This is a software
>> that I
>
> There are a couple of options here:
>
> 1) Buy MSAccess for however much it is currently going for.  [I
> _think_ I saw it for $250 at Office Depot the other day.]
Not available for most brands of UNIX, Linux or Mac OS X.  If you have a
supported version of Windows, you can get it either this way or upgrade
to Microsoft Office Professional.
>
> 2) Free, as in beer, programs that will edit databases for MSAccess
> 97, and 200.
> * Text2DAO:  HouseOfMyrrh.org:  Does not open password protected
> databases. Designed for easy editing, or creating of simple databases.
> Tables, records, or fields can not be deleted, once created. It
> permits export of a single table to CSV format, which can be opened by
> any spreadsheet program. [This program was written to help people
> create resources for the e-Sword Bible Study program.]
> * TheWORDpad Editor: Cetus Software:  Can open password protected
> databases. This is geared towards editing databases. [This program was
> written to help people create resources for the e-Sword Bible Study
> program.]
This one may exist for UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X.  I'm not sure about
this, however.  Can anyone confirm?
> [Disclaimer: I provide support for both Text2DAO, and TheWORDpad Editor.)
>
> 3) Roll your own, using MDBTools (available from Sourceforge).
>
> 4) Buy one of the MSAccess clones.
>
>> Did I do something incorrectly because others that have used your
>> product state they have access to MS  Access.
>
> AFAIK, OOo can neither edit, nor create MS Access databases.  It can
> read them if MDAC 2.8, and several other things are installed on your
> system. I don't remember what else was required. :(
And it is not possible to read a MS Access database on UNIX, Linux or
Mac OS X.  The project to make this happen is stalled right now and may
be looking for assistance.

James McKenzie


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