Re: [R] Reading MS Access Database Files?

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From: A.J. Rossini (rossini@blindglobe.net)
Date: Fri 02 Mar 2001 - 06:45:20 EST 

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>>>>> "PD" == Peter Dalgaard <BSA <p.dalgaard@pubhealth.ku.dk>> writes:

    PD> "Richard A. Bilonick" <rab@nauticom.net> writes:
>> Does anyone know of a way to convert or read MS Access database
>> files under Linux so I can access them in R? I had contacted
>> Concdeptual Software about DBMS/Copy and they assured me that
>> the Linux version could handle Access files. Of course, when I
>> purchased it then they said that it couldn't read MS Access
>> files.
>>
>> Rick Bilonick

    PD> I don't think I can come up with anything not involving a
    PD> Windows OS.

    PD> With something like Win4Lin and R for windows, I think you can
    PD> set up an RODBC connection to the file.
 
Why not the unixodbc drivers? (someone who should remain nameless so
he won't get pestered suggested that they might work).

best,
-tony 

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