That and Access also uses sub-selects and some other mutlitable features that MySQL does not yet implement. Aslo, most of the internal functions are different as well such as: To get only the top row of a query in Access you use SELECT TOP 1 blah blah, but in MySQL you use SELECT blah blah LIMIT 1 All it means is you may have rewrite your queries. For the most part there are no queries in Access that you can't do in MySQL. It will just take some time to convert the queries is all.
-Nick Mary Stickney wrote: the join syntax is what is differnt between Access and MYSQL. in MS-SQL = indexs will be used on tables mentioned in the JOIN clause and they will not in MYSQL -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Stuart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MS Access and mySQL I have been there done that with old access data, but no forms. Your plans should be focused around what you know and what your systems are tied to. Since its an NT box you could go with pretty much any language ie java/vb/c++. VB would be the obvious choice for ease of transfering the Access VBA forms to straight VB. The only thing you have to be careful is the access querys. A lot of them will not work on MySQL and the funny thing is a lot of them will not work on M$'s on SQL server :) go figure. As far as the data goes the easist thing I found to transfer it into mysql is a program called dbtools. You can find it at: http://www.dbtools.com.br/EN/ It's fairly easy to use and has a great import wizard. If you have an specific questions let me know and I'll try my best to answer them. -Nick MySQL Newsgroup (@Basebeans.com) wrote: Subject: MS Access and mySQL From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Jonathan=20Coleman?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> === Hi. I have a situation where a church I am doing some volunteer work for has a MS Access (office 97) database running on NT. They are (woohoo) upgrading to a QUBE (linux box) for a server which has mySQL installed (and I can upgrade it etc..) My job therefore is to a) port MS Access data and queries to mySQL database b) use the MS Access forms to access the data and queries through ODBC. Is there anyone who can point me in the right direction, either to where the searchable discussion archives are, OR even better, someone who has gone through this before? Cheers Jon http://digital.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Digital How To - Get the best out of your PC! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
