Okay,
I have been ask to work on a project at work, that entails putting data inside a Microsoft Access database. Most of this work is being done at home, so I am setting up my system to be able to use Access through Wine.
I have successfully installed Windows XP Office(thanks CodeWeavers, you guys are the greatest... yes it is the LinuxDemo, saving my pennies to buy the licenses javascript:emoticon(':)') ), but I just need to know if I am thinking wrong.
I have unixODBC working with a Oracle XE database in Linux. I just want to make sure that I understand that I can set a DSN in unixODBC and it will read the Access database. Can I use the drivers in Wine(Microsoft Access (*.mdb) drivers just like I could if I was in a "real" Windows enviroment.
I would much rather use OpenOffice to develop and test (from Linux), and just have the Access database show up as a datasource in OpenOffice.
This can be done can't it???
The problem I am having is the Wine drivers showing up in unixODBC.... ???
I would love to get rid of Windows all together, but where I work, the "higher-ups" in IT look down on me cause I use Linux. They have made so many rules that make it almost impossible to do anything unless it is Microsoft stuff. (the irony: very soon they are moving to Oracle database,,,,, but they want this to be a Access database even though they are taking Access away from us next year)
I am using:
openSuse 10.3
CodeWeavers Linux Standard (Demo) version 6.2.0
unixODBC 2.2.12
Wine ODBC and unixODBC
Wine ODBC and unixODBC
mkelliott21 wrote:
support mdb (that is Microsoft Database). There is a project to handle
this. OpenOffice.org cannot handle Access type databases without this
project being complete.
However, if you want to use OpenOffice.org for Windows, you will have to
install the Jet 4.0 engine to access Microsoft Access type databases.
winetricks is your friend to install this product.
James McKenzie
No. There is no independent driver support in Wine, yet.Okay,
I have been ask to work on a project at work, that entails putting data inside a Microsoft Access database. Most of this work is being done at home, so I am setting up my system to be able to use Access through Wine.
I have successfully installed Windows XP Office(thanks CodeWeavers, you guys are the greatest... yes it is the LinuxDemo, saving my pennies to buy the licenses javascript:emoticon(':)') ), but I just need to know if I am thinking wrong.
I have unixODBC working with a Oracle XE database in Linux. I just want to make sure that I understand that I can set a DSN in unixODBC and it will read the Access database. Can I use the drivers in Wine(Microsoft Access (*.mdb) drivers just like I could if I was in a "real" Windows enviroment.
This is not a Wine problem, is is a LINUX problem. Linux does notI would much rather use OpenOffice to develop and test (from Linux), and just have the Access database show up as a datasource in OpenOffice.
support mdb (that is Microsoft Database). There is a project to handle
this. OpenOffice.org cannot handle Access type databases without this
project being complete.
However, if you want to use OpenOffice.org for Windows, you will have to
install the Jet 4.0 engine to access Microsoft Access type databases.
winetricks is your friend to install this product.
James McKenzie
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