[AccessD] Can you run an mdb back end on Linux?

John W. Colby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Apr 4 18:17:40 CDT 2005


Rocky,

Understanding the answer to this question requires understanding that JET
runs on the workstation, NOT the server.  JET knows how to ask for pieces of
a file (an MDA/E/B) and any file server that can be used with Windows knows
how to open a file and return a piece of that file.  That is really all that
the "server" does with an Access MDB BE.  Jet, running on the workstation
says "Hmmm.... It seems I need 3,940 bytes of data starting at offset
3,487,128", which is exactly what it tells the file server - "please open
the file "MyBE.MDB", move to location 3,487,128 and return the next 3,940
bytes".  JET knows that the data it asked for is 100 records from table X.
All the server knows is that someone (some program) asked for X bytes
starting at location Y in file Z.

More or less of course.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:33 AM
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Subject: [AccessD] Can you run an mdb back end on Linux?


Dear List:

Can you run an mdb back end on a Linux-based server with WinXP on the
clients?

MTIA

Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
http://www.e-z-mrp.com
858-259-4334
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