[R] Reading MS Access Database Files?

[A.J. Rossini]

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


    PD> "Richard A. Bilonick" <rab at 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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