Re: [PLUG] perl module to read/write Access2002 tables

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

Does OpenOffice.2 handle them?

George Gallen wrote:

> Can you connect to an Access2002 database using ODBC if you don't have
> Access on that machine?
> I have files that are created by a third party software that creates
> "Access2002 database tables". I only
> have Access2000 which will not read these tables.
>  
> I don't care how slow it is, it will be in the middle of the night on
> an automated process.
>  
> Thanks
> George
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
>     [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]*On Behalf Of *Kyle R.
>     Burton
>     *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2006 4:38 PM
>     *To:* Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
>     *Subject:* Re: [PLUG] perl module to read/write Access2002 tables
>
>     If you are on win32, you can connect to access databases via ODBC
>     (though it is slow).  If you're not on Windows, there is the
>     mdbtools project:
>
>       http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/ <http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/>
>
>     Though they only allow for reading.  I've used mdbtools and can
>     say that it works for the most part.  When it doesn't a
>     compact&repair of the mdb file often allows it to read the file
>     effectivly.  The issue here is that there is no indication of the
>     fact that the data is not quite right.
>
>     I have wrapped it with a simple XS module before (not a DBD
>     module, just a one off).  I did this for an employer so I can't
>     share the work, but it is easy to do.
>
>     Another option is to set up a windows box as a server, write a
>     simple service on it that allows you to create new ODBC data
>     sources (by copying a blank MDB file and then publishing them) via
>     a simple remote API.
>
>     HTH,
>
>     Kyle
>
>
>     On 2/20/06, *George Gallen* <ggallen@slackinc.com
>     <mailto:ggallen@slackinc.com>> wrote:
>
>         I searched through CPAN and didn't see anything specific for
>         Access2002.
>
>         I will need to open and read/write to a one of the .mdb tables
>         then close.
>           for a nightly update to some files that are manipulated by
>         Access
>           during the day.
>
>         The files are specifcally Access2002 files.
>
>         Thanks
>         George
>
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