David Freeman wrote:
Yet another email from me.
I need a app for linux which is compatable with MS access and provides most of the same functionality as Access. The reason being is my next college assignment is to design a database in access which is handed in in access format. unfortunatly my idea of a shell script using text files and sed/awk/grep didn't go down well :o(
are you talking about using access as a backend database, or a frontend design tool ?
As far as I know you can get odbc postgress and mysql windows drivers. This allows you to import/export a mysql database into an access database (and vice versa ;).. I have never tried this to take with a pinch of salt, but all of the stuff I have read says this is possible. this woiuld allow you to write a mysql/postgress system, then import into access for your assignment...
As a front end database design tool, I have to say that I haven't found anything that comes close to access's features.... that's not to say there isn't one ;)...
hth Sz
So can anyone suggest a suitable app?
Thanks
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