Hi, How can I open .mdb files of Microsoft access on macbookpro?
Giaguara Chmod 760 Staff member Mod Feb 27, 2008 #2 Hi Vsaini, Mdb is proprietary format (like too many MS products) but there are a few options... 1. using VMware Fusion or Parallels and opening them in a virtual machine that runs some version of Access. 2. Converting them to be read by NeoOffice, AppleWorks etc. Some converters http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/MDB+Converter.html But it should be possible to export to comma separated csv from Access itself AppleWorks should have an importer for it 3. Using ODBC drivers for access http://www.actualtechnologies.com/product_access.php Other solutions: http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-s...access-database-files-mdb-mac-osx-please.html
Hi Vsaini, Mdb is proprietary format (like too many MS products) but there are a few options... 1. using VMware Fusion or Parallels and opening them in a virtual machine that runs some version of Access. 2. Converting them to be read by NeoOffice, AppleWorks etc. Some converters http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/MDB+Converter.html But it should be possible to export to comma separated csv from Access itself AppleWorks should have an importer for it 3. Using ODBC drivers for access http://www.actualtechnologies.com/product_access.php Other solutions: http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-s...access-database-files-mdb-mac-osx-please.html
D duffyd Registered Mar 4, 2008 #3 I have VMware Fusion running with Windows Vista and Access 2007 and it works great.