You can open Microsoft Access databases (.mdb) in Exportizer using these ways:
- Opening through FD interface. Select FD interface, click Microsoft Access, then fill all needed database parameters.
Example of configuring a database connection:
(required parameters are highlighted)
Parameter Description Value example Database Path to the database file C:\db\WorkLog.mdb System database Path to the system database file ReadOnly Specify whether to open the database in read-only mode False String format Defines text data representation. Possible values:
- Choose (default) - text data are represented according to their declared column types;
- Unicode - text data are represented in Unicode encoding;
- ANSI - text data are represented in ANSI encoding.
Unicode SQL command separator Command separator in multi-command SQL scripts ; - Opening through ODBC DSN. Create (if it does not exist yet) an ODBC DSN of the corresponding type using Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator, and point it to your database file. Then select ADO or BDE interface, choose ODBC data source option and then select the needed ODBC DSN from the drop-down list.
- Opening by specifying file name (interface: ADO). Select File option and then browse for the needed file.
- Opening through connection string (interface: ADO). Select Connection string option and write a connection string. Connection string provides a flexible way to open the database because it can include different set of parameters. This way is recommended for advanced users but in most cases connection strings are enough simple even for beginners. Here are basic connection strings (more examples and details can be found in the Internet):
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\MyData\MyDatabaseFile.mdb;
DSN=MyAccessDSN;
DSN=MyAccessDSN;PWD=MyPassword;
Provider=MSDASQL.1;Extended Properties="DBQ=c:\MyData\MyDatabaseFile.mdb;Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DriverId=25;"
Attention
- This database type is supported only in Exportizer Enterprise and Exportizer Pro (the latter one can open such databases via ODBC only).
- In most cases above, Microsoft Access ODBC Driver is used (explicitly or implicitly). So, it is recommended to have it installed; make sure to install the bit-version of the driver that matches the bit-version of the application (32 or 64).
Notes
- Each Exportizer edition has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. You can install both and use them depending on what type of database you need to work with.
- You can invoke the ODBC Data Source Administrator directly from Exportizer when it was launched in administrator mode:
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