Robert Morgan wrote:

Hi, I'm doing a project for a local hospital, they want to migrate their access 
databases to mysql on a Linux box. The hospital runs a Windows network and I have 
MYsql running on a linux box connected to the network. I need to import the Access 
.mdb data and structure from the windows server to MYsql, all this has to be done from 
the Linux box. I have heard of some programs that can do this but they seem to be for 
mysql on windows or for windows clients (Mysqlyog, dbtools ) I am a newbie when it 
comes to linux-MYsql.
Any help appreciated.

Running Redhat 9 and the MYsql version that comes bundled with it.



There is 'mdbtools' on sourceforge, which allows you to view data in an MDB file and export it.
I would not go about it this way though. I would create the tables in MySQL - paying close attention to field types, and then link the MySQL tables to Access via the MyODBC driver, and then use queries to dump the data from the Access tables into the MySQL tables. Alternatively, you could export the data to a CSV file and use 'load data infile' on the MySQL server to import the data. But linking the tables in Access is easier...


Dan


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