you're gonna get lots of neat high tech answers to your problem, so here's a low tech answer just because it's fun.
construct the database in mysql. copy the access database to a working copy to be safe. in the working copy, link to the mysql tables. open the access table a and copy the data. open the mysql table a and paste the data. : ) the kid in me loves doing that. copy and paste is the most powerful concept in windows. the only reason that i don't use it in corereader is that it would permanently tie corereader into ms. windows. > Is it possible to export data from MS Access into MySQL? > If so how? > I have a huge amount of data that will take weeks to input and I've > convinced my boss to use MySQL rather than any other DB because of it's > compatibility with PHP. However I (probably hastily) *assumed* that > there would be a way to export the data. > Any ideas? > > Steve Jackson > Web Developer > Viola Systems Ltd. > http://www.violasystems.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile +358 50 343 5159 > > -- John Ragan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.CoreReader.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
