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

[Fred Jensen]

I have used the script from 
http://www.cynergi.net/exportsql/exportsql2.txt with success in the 
past.



At 10:02 AM -0500 1/22/03, Vytas Janusauskas wrote:
>>  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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