[thelist] access db on UNIX?

Scarlett Julian (ED) Julian.Scarlett at sheffield.gov.uk
Thu Feb 21 09:31:01 CST 2002


Sorry -  to clarify. If I have an asp page on a UNIX server I can make an
ODBC connection to an mdb file residing on that same server and return a
recordset. Correct? Providing of course that there is some form of asp
installed on the server ;-)

J.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Lotito [mailto:jason at clockmedia.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 3:28 PM
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> Subject: Re: [thelist] access db on UNIX?
>
>
> Scarlett Julian (ED) wrote:
>
> >Hi all
> >
> >can someone confirm something? Are MS Access databases
> platform independent
> >i.e. can they be used to connect to on a UNIX box if
> ChilliASP is installed?
> >
> >tia
> >Julian
> >
> You can connect TO an Access database FROM a Unix server using ODBC,
> however, Access runs on Windows.
>
> Jason Lotito
> Programmer & Developer
> ClockMedia Inc.
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