>From http://search.cpan.org/doc/ADESC/DBI-FAQ-0.38/FAQ.pm
3.4 Can I access Microsoft Access or SQL-Server databases with DBI?
Yes, use the DBD::ODBC driver.
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Hope that helps,
Jos Boumans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 7:41 PM
Subject: DBI and MS Access????
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking for the quick and painless (idiots guide) instructions to
> connect to an MS Access database running on NT from a Digital UNIX
machine.
>
> Need to knows:
>
> What DBD:: ?? needs installing
>
> How should the database handle look seeing as how there is no instance for
> an Access DB :
>
> $dbh1 = DBI->connect( "dbi:??:??", "username", "password" ) . Do I need
> some software for this?
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
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