> I want to be able to manipulate MS-Access databases from > CFMX (Linux) running on Mac OS X.
No, you don't want to do this. Really. Yecch. > I have been told that the way to do this is run MS-Access > on a win box on a LAN, and then have my CFMX programs read > the MS-Access db over the network -- OpenLink says they > have a connector that can potentially be used to interface > CFMX and MS-Access over a LAN. I'm not sure what this would entail. Access isn't a database server, but a file-based database. If OpenLink sells a server product that will allow you to connect to Access databases, I'd guess that it would work like most other database servers - you'd connect via TCP/IP directly, rather than relying on Windows Networking. > OK, Mac OS X Jaguar has built-in capability to connect to > win networks, so that part should be easy. (AFAIK, Jaguar > includes the popular networking protocols including, NFS, > SMB, and whatever the acronyms are) Jaguar makes it easier, but you could do it in the original OS X as well. Both include the Samba client and server, which allows you to connect to SMB/CIFS shares and publish shares as well. > I don't know where to begin on the winNT side -- How do I > define a network so that I can recognize it from a Mac OS > X box? There's probably nothing you need to "define" - by default, all Windows servers allow access via Windows Networking, which consists of using NetBIOS (over TCP/IP, IPX/SPX or NetBEUI) or Direct Host (over TCP/445 in Win2K or higher) to connect to SMB/CIFS resources. You'd just need to know what shares are available (which you can usually find out by querying the server) and you'd need a valid Windows account on the server. So, for example, if you had a server with an IP address of 198.162.0.5, and it had a share called "foo", you could connect to it directly as "\\198.162.0.5\foo". But, again, I don't think this is what you'll need to do to use the OpenLink product. If you were able to browse the filesystem, you'd still need to have something locally installed on your Mac that could read the Access file format. If the OpenLink stuff acts as a server, you probably won't need to read the filesystem at all. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ::::::::::::: dream :: design :: develop ::::::::::::: MXDC 02 :: Join us at this all day conference for designers & developers to learn tips, tricks, best practices and more for the entire Macromedia MX suite. September 28, 2002 :: http://www.mxdc02.com/ (Register today, seats are limited!) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
