Access

[mmbellitto]

Does anyone know if Microsoft Access is Mac compatible? I have an old
version of Office and assumed it was included, but checked tonight and
found out it is not. Where can I get a Mac version? Thanks

 

[mmmmark]

Does anyone know if Microsoft Access is Mac compatible? I have an old
version of Office and assumed it was included, but checked tonight and
found out it is not. Where can I get a Mac version? Thanks

There isn't a Mac version and never has been one. Sorry :-(

-Mark

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Does anyone know if Microsoft Access is Mac compatible? I have an old
version of Office and assumed it was included, but checked tonight and
found out it is not. Where can I get a Mac version? Thanks

There's no Mac version of Access - the cost of porting millions of lines
of spaghetti code just wouldn't be worth it to MS.

You can run Access on a Mac using Virtual PC - it's slow, but can be
done if your needs aren't too heavy.

Excellent alternatives for Mac are FileMaker Pro and 4D. I also have
lots of clients using MySQL.

 

[mmbellitto]

Darn. Thanks! I'd hate to turn my Mac into a PC, but would Virtual PC
allow me to run Access?

 

[mmbellitto]

Thanks. Do File Maker and 4D 'talk' to Access? I am asking because I
have been offered the opportunity to work remotely, doing data entry on
an Access database. In order to do this, I obviously need either
Access or something that would 'talk' with it.

 

[mmmmark]

Thanks. Do File Maker and 4D 'talk' to Access? I am asking because I
have been offered the opportunity to work remotely, doing data entry on
an Access database. In order to do this, I obviously need either
Access or something that would 'talk' with it.

You might look into the possibility of working remotely via Remote Desktop
or some flavor of VNC. This would basically be using a computer somwhere
else but viewing the screen at your remote facility.

This would certainly be workable if they have an extra computer on their
end.

Just a thought. Good luck!

-Mark

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

but would Virtual PC
allow me to run Access?

It sure would.

Corentin

 

[mmbellitto]

Thank you. Can you explain in more detail how the Remote desktop thing
works? And what is a VNC?

 

[mmmmark]

Thank you. Can you explain in more detail how the Remote desktop thing
works? And what is a VNC?

Look here for more info:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient>
and here: http://www.google.com/mac?hl=en&lr=&q=vnc (there are many Mac VNC
clients and I haven't used one for a few years so I honestliy don't know
which one is "best")

-Mark