[OT] - RE: [oclug]MS Access clone

[Vytas Janusauskas]

 > From: Vytas Janusauskas [mailto:vytas at magma.ca]
 > Subject: Re: [oclug]MS Access clone
 >
 > Are you aware of any software that can convert a Access 2000
 > database table to either dBase or delimited ASCII format?

My apologizes to anyone on the list that I have offended with my post.

I was definitely looking for a tool extract attributes from an Access 2000 
database.  Since I did post it to the Linux list I just assumed that if 
someone knew of a Linux tool they would let me know.  I had already 
downloaded and installed mdbtools and tried to extract the attributes, 
unfortunately it worked for all the table fields but one.  I will be 
raising the issue on the mdbtools list.   The suggestion to use dbtools 
unfortunately also failed I suspect that it has not been upgraded to 
support Access 2000 mdb files.  For those that may be offended as far is I 
can tell dbtools only runs on Microsoft's OS.

Why I am working with an Access database?  Very simple answer .  My client 
uses Access,  I do not feel it is my place to preach to my clients what 
tools they should be using so I undertake the conversions at my end.

Vytas


Vytas Janusauskas
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