I have a .mdb file on my computer that I would like to convert into a MySQL Schema and I have found that there is a migration tool within Workbench. However it doesn't seem to allow you to connect to a .mdb instead it looks for a server. How should I either link to my file or host my file easily as I have not done this before.
MySQL Workbench doesn't currently support migrations from MS Access. But you can still use the old MySQL Migration Toolkit which does support MS Access migrations.
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I'm coding an app in VBA which is linked to an Access Database. My app is already functional. I import the data from the Access DB in Excel sheets, and use it, classic isn't it.
As you may know, Access ins't available for MacOs, so I can't update or get any data from my Access DB when my VBA app runs on Mac.
I know that you I link MySQL with VBA using ADODB, replacing my Access DB by doing so.
My question is: if I have a MySQL DB on a Mac, and I want to pass it to a Windows computer, is it possible? Do I need to simply copy/past a database file?
Will there be any incompatibility in the files format between the 2 Os which could cause any problems?
My app will be used by several people who use both windows and Mac, and need to work on the latest updated database, so Access isn't a viable option.
Thanks!
MySQL is happy to run on both OS. So, as long as the end user is and has a running copy of MySQL, then I see little reason why the database file can't be transferred. You never opening or connecting to a file, but to that of MySQL server database. In fact, it don't matter if MySQL is running on a Linux server - windows or Mac clients can connect to such databases without issues.
So, the only real issue here is that you have to have MySQL database server up and running - and you have to have as such in all cases, since you not connecting to a file like MS-Access but are in fact making a socket tp/ip connection to a database server.
So you need more then just a transfer of the MySQL database file - you need MYSQL as as sytem/server running in all cases. But as far as I know, MySQL database files are compatible between different platforms running MySQL. The only common issue is that of having a running server instance of MySQL.
On Windows 7, I must connect a MS Access client .accdb, where all the forms, VBA scripts, macro, and reports are, to a MySQL Database instead of a MS Access database .mdb. Here what I have tried so far.
I created a connection with MySQL Connector /ODBC 5.3 Unicode driver to the MySQL database with success.
After in MS Access 2013, I created a new database .mdb by linking to my local machine ODBC Connector. I can see the data in each table I have linked.
However, I didn’t find where to change the connection’s setup of the MS Access client .accdb so it uses the data from the new .mdb file linked to the MySQL database. Where do we do that?
Actually, I had also tried to directly connect the .accdb to MySQL by linking to my local machine ODBC Connector. In that case, the .accdb's forms kept trying to connect to the previous .mdb database. Where can I change this configuration?
Is there another, maybe easier way to use MS Access's user interface to interact with data from a MySQL database?
I'm a PHP developer by profession. I'm using Ubuntu Linux on my machine.
I don't have any idea about .Net framework and MS SQL Server Express database.
I've received a file titled project_db.bak and I have to convert it into project_db.sql in order to import the same database into MySQL.
I searched over the Internet for the solution. I found couple of answers but they are asking to use MS SQL server tools which I can not. I have to achieve this conversion in some other way.
Can someone please help me in this regard?
MS Sql Server typically generates binary backups, so what you have I guess is a backup. To restore it to a "querable" state you will need MS tools or RESTORE statment someway executed against the Motor (that you will need). Once it was "restored" (that is the reverse to a MS backup) you can dump (in MySql terms) with a tool or with a script
Create a Virtual Machine Windows 7 or better.
In the VM make sure you have a second network card that's set to a private network with your Host so you can connect to your Host MySQL you will need a User in your MySQL Server setup that allows connections from your remote network
in this VM install SQL Server, and SQL Server Management Studio & Navicat from that you can then restore the .bak file, once you have it restored. you will need another external tool that allows you to export as another format for this i use Navicat export is as another format. you can then connect to your MySQL Server and import that exported file.
I have MDB file with data and Mysql database also, I want to insert some specific fields of MDB file to My mysql database, Is there any mechanism to covert it and mention some specific fileds?
If you have Microsoft Access, you can create a link to the MySQL database using the appropriate ODBC driver for MySQL. But it's probably easier to install MySQL Workbench and use the migration assistant (in this case, you'll have to use the ODBC driver for Access).
I'm working in NetBeans 6.8 and I'm trying to create new connection using MySQL to an existing database. Does the .mdb file need to be in a specific location? It tells me that it cannot establish the connection.
.mdb is an extension of a Microsoft Access database file, not MySQL. You need a different driver and you're not likely to get a platform-independent open source implementation.