Re: [WinMac] MacODBC MSAccess driver

Kyle Johnson(kyle.johnson[at]duke.edu)
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:18:57 -0500

> Isn't the point of ODBC that it allows connections between any two
> databases that support it? Therefore there's no "ODBC driver for MS
> Access." I believe Office98 includes ODBC extensions which I think are to
> allow connections between Excel and databases. Perhaps Mac databases can
> take advantage of them. Filemaker Pro 4.1 has some ODBC support but does
> not include a full-fledged ODBC extension set. You could look at their site
> for info on 3rd party ODBC software.

That's the basic theory of ODBC. But each vendor must write an ODBC driver
for their particular database, and they need to write one for every platform
they want to support.

<rant>
Unlike many vendors, Microsoft tends to only write and individually release
ODBC drivers for Windows. There is no Mac (or UNIX) ODBC driver for Access
(not even from a third party like Intersolv or Visigenic). And if you want
the Microsoft SQL ODBC driver for the Mac, you have to buy Office98. The
Microsoft SQL ODBC driver is not available separately, nor have I found it
for download anywhere.
</rant>

Kyle

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