Re: getting data from a Microsoft Access DB (.mdb file)

The first place to start is http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/. That has the tools needed to access the Jet database engine, which is the underpinning of MS Access, MS Money, and a few others.

The next step is to use DBD::ODBC and the ODBC driver that comes with MDBTools to access it. At this point, you're beyond my knowledge.

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Re^2: getting data from a Microsoft Access DB (.mdb file) by agaffney (Beadle) on Jan 04, 2005 at 20:50 UTC
You've been extremely helpful. I'm compiling mdbtools now and then I'll read through the docs. Thanks.	[reply]