[R] ms access --> mysql --> R in Linux

[David Whiting]

Marc Schwartz <MSchwartz at medanalytics.com> writes:

[...]

> 
> The issue at this point (among many I suspect) is that the mdbtools
> package is read-only to Access, though there are longer term plans to
> enable write functionality. So for the time being at least, there is no
> actual management ability to modify existing tables and queries.
> 

I've just checked some recent mailing list posts and it seems that
write/update support for Jet3 (access 97) databases is underway. At
least parts of it are described as "primitive", but there is hope...


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David Whiting
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.