Does the same scenario apply to MySQL database on a Linux server?
Yvon
Bill Easton wrote:
> On the grounds that someone else may have this problem, and in response to
> John's post, below, I am providing a "cookbook" of how to do what I asked.
>
> The problem: I have a bunch of users, all with small local MySQL databases
> on their Windows boxes (which get synchronized with a large server
> database--but they need to be able to work offline.) They mostly have and
> know Microsoft Access, and we have a requirement to support letting them get
> to their data in Access. Turns out you can bring up the MySQL database in
> Access just fine.
>
> BTW, we did consider just using Access locally, with the JDBC-ODBC bridge.
> It worked, but we weren't very impressed with how robust it was. Also, it
> would have been harder to avoid having the users modify "my" database.
>
> The cookbook:
>
> (1) Install ODBC:
> - Download ODBC from the mysql.com page and unzip into a directory. (Note
> there are downloads for 95/98/ME and NT/2000/XP. These differ by one file:
> The file odbc.inf is a copy of odbc.95 or odbc.NT, as appropriate. Also,
> there are both readme and README--which confuses Windows--they are the
> same.)
> - Run the installer, SETUP.EXE
>
> (2) Link to your MySQL database from Access
> - Start Access
> - Use the wizard to create a new Access database
> - Click File | Get External Data | Link Tables
> - Select Files of Type: ODBC Database
> - Select the Machine Data Sources tab
> - Click New
> - Select User or System Data Sources, as desired
> - Click Next
> - Select MySQL and click Next
> - Click Finish
> - You should get an ODBC driver configuration screen. Fill in:
> Windows DSN name: Name you would like to use for this data source.
> MySQL host (name or IP): localhost
> MySQL database name: The name of the database.
> - Click OK
> - Your new data source should be selected; Click OK
> - You will get a Driver connect screen (which looks like the configuration
> screen above) - Click OK
> - You will get a list of tables. Select those you want to see through
> Access.
> - Voila! You can now access the tables through the Access database screen.
>
> > From: "john" <john@stripped>
> > To: "MySQL Lists" <mysql@stripped>
> > Subject: RE: accessing MySQL database from Access
> > Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 08:33:56 -0600
> >
> > You know this sounds like a good idea, and I know this is what the
> utilities
> > are for that come provided with mysql(d). (MYODBC and mysqlaccess)I would
> > like to inquire, what do you mean. I don't comprehend what you just said.
> > Please someone give more specific details...
> >
> > thanks,
> > John
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Nelson [mailto:dnelson@stripped]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:42 PM
> > To: Bill Easton
> > Cc: mysql@stripped
> > Subject: Re: accessing MySQL database from Access
> >
> >
> > In the last episode (Apr 04), Bill Easton said:
> > > I have a bunch of users with a MySQL database on their local
> > > machines.
> > >
> > > Life would be simpler if they were able to access the MySQL database
> > > (read only) from Microsoft Access.
> > >
> > > Can this be done through an ODBC connection? Can somebody tell me
> > > how to set it up?
> >
> > Just install myodbc on the windows machines, set up a DSN pointing to
> > the MySQL server, and link the tables in your Access project.
> >
> > --
> > Dan Nelson
> > dnelson@stripped
>
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