On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net>wrote:
> Am 09.02.2011 06:36, schrieb Y z: > > > > I have a windows app that wants to talk to either a) an access database, > b) a MS > > Sql Express database, or c) a MS Sql 2008 database. > > > > Can anyone please point me in the direction of configuring My Sql to > > imitate any of the above? > > no way if the application has no abstraction-layer > you can not easy switvh from one rdbms to another > because in a closed source app you will even not > can connect > > after connect there are hughe differences in many details > > so if a application does not support a specific rdbms > you can not use it > Remember, TIMTOWTDI<https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/TIMTOWTDI>:-) If someone you want to talk to knows only one language, find an interpreter. MS Access apparently speaks the same language as his app; and using ODBC it can also talk MySQL. Link the tables in Access and let the app use them as if they were regular tables. -- Bier met grenadyn Is als mosterd by den wyn Sy die't drinkt, is eene kwezel Hy die't drinkt, is ras een ezel
