MS Access question

[Whitt]

I'm trying to find the answer to a very basic question: Can a MS
Access application be run on a Mac? I haven't found anything so far
to indicate that it can. Any info/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

I'm trying to find the answer to a very basic question: Can a MS
Access application be run on a Mac? I haven't found anything so far
to indicate that it can. Any info/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Access is not part of MacOffice. It can be run on an Intel-based Mac
under Windows (i.e., via Bootcamp, Parallels, etc.).

 

[CyberTaz]

In addition to John's insights, on a PPC Mac you can run Access in Virtual
PC 7/Win XP - not as fast as you might prefer depending on how beefy the
processor & RAM as well as the complexity & size of the .mdb you work with.
I do it all the time on a G5 Dual 2 GHz/1.5 GB & find it to be "acceptable"
for design & testing purposes. If you're interested in multi-user access,
though, forget it There are other Mac-native db apps which can share data
& interact on a n/w.

 

[Whitt]

In addition to John's insights, on a PPC Mac you can run Access in Virtual
PC 7/Win XP - not as fast as you might prefer depending on how beefy the
processor & RAM as well as the complexity & size of the .mdb you work with.
I do it all the time on a G5 Dual 2 GHz/1.5 GB & find it to be "acceptable"
for design & testing purposes. If you're interested in multi-user access,
though, forget it There are other Mac-native db apps which can share data
& interact on a n/w.

Thanks. Does Virtual PC require an Intel-based Mac?

 

[Michel Bintener]

No. As a matter of fact, Virtual PC will not run *at all* on Intel Macs
since it has been designed for PowerPC-based Macs only. If you have an Intel
Mac, have a look at the alternatives mentioned by JE.

Thanks. Does Virtual PC require an Intel-based Mac?

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Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)

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[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi,

In case all you need to do is get the data from an mdb file you can use ODBC
(Open Database Connectivity).

Actual technologies is my personal favorite
http://www.actualtechnologies.com/product_access.php

Another company with ODBC drivers is OpenLink
http://uda.openlinksw.com/odbc/

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

I'm trying to find the answer to a very basic question: Can a MS
Access application be run on a Mac? I haven't found anything so far
to indicate that it can. Any info/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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