[Zope-DB] FreeBSD+MySQL <---> Windows 2000+MSAccess

[Gerhard Häring]

* Dmitry Kalashnikov <dvk@qwest.net> [2002-05-10 10:29 -0700]:
> Hello,
> 
> I work for my University, and I am 'forced' to run some of the database
> backend on MS Access, because it was there before I was hired. I am in
> the process of switching the database servers to FreeBSD running
> Postgresql and MySQL. 
> 
> We have a webserver running FreeBSD+Zope+Apache, and a windows box with
> MS Access. I need a way to connect my FreeBSD server t to that windows
> box, and pull some (Z)SQL queries off of it. 
> 
> Currently, I got around the problem by running zope on the windows box,
> and I've been using Jet adapter to connect to ODBC sources (locally),
> but this is pretty shitty, so I am trying to find a better way. Mainly,
> it needs to work over network, because I want Zope to be running on
> Unix.
> 
> What would you reccomend?

Using mxODBC and it's DA to access the Access DB on win32. You might
need a (commercial) ODBC-ODBC bridge for this to work.

Then, of course, get rid of Access ASAP :)

Gerhard
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