Access

[Ken]

Does Microsoft plan on introducing Access for Office X?

 

[Jim Gordon]

Hi

No, there is no plan to have a Macintosh version of Excel. It is a desktop
database application for Windows only. Cross-platform upgrades include
FileMaker Pro among others.

You can connect to an access database mdb file using MS Query and a third
party ODBC driver as long as the database is on a different computer.
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/DOWNL
OAD/OFFICEX/QueryX.xml&secid=5&ssid=12&flgnosysreq=True

Here's one way to get data into Office X if your Access database can be
Saved As a different file type:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/excelx/using.aspx?pid=usingexcelx&type
=howto&article=/mac/LIBRARY/how_to_articles/officex/xl_queryaccessdata.xml

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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[Mickey Stevens]

Hi

No, there is no plan to have a Macintosh version of Excel.

Actually, there is a Macintosh version of Excel. If you need help with it,

It is a desktop
database application for Windows only.

Access is. Excel is a spreadsheet application available on Mac and Windows.

Here's a list of Mac software made by Microsoft:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=community&page=ou
rsoftware>

This is their statement on Access:
"We do not plan to develop a Mac version of this product at
this time. If customer demand increases significantly, we will
reevaluate our current plans."

 

[Jim Gordon]

Good catch, Mickey!

Of course I meant Microsoft Access.

Thanks.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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