open mdb file without access? (1 Viewer)

[mancroft]

ok, i'm new here and don't know anything about access so bear with me if this is a stoopid question:

i am working on a flash project which interfaces with a database.

someone has sent me a .mdb file so i can get an idea of what the database looks like.

problem is i don't have ms access.

is there any other way to open this file?

 

[llkhoutx]

Not without the appropriate version, or higher, of Access.

 

[Pat Hartman]

You can look at the data by linking to tables from Excel or Word. But to open the app itself, you need either a retail or runtime version of Access.

 

[mancroft]

errr.. yes you can open an mdb file without access. i found this...

MDB Browser and Editor 2.3 at:

http://download.com.com/3000-2210-10150077.html?tag=lst-0-1

thanx

 

[Pat Hartman]

Read the description again. It does not run the application, it simply lets you look at the tables. This you can do as I already said with Word and Excel.

 

[patc1111]

Read the description again. It does not run the application, it simply lets you look at the tables. This you can do as I already said with Word and Excel.

FYI, I just downloaded the program in question and was able to edit and save a .mdb file.

 

[jkl0]

You are correct, that you can edit the data and create queries

BUT, you cannot open any of the forms to see how they are setup.
The forms are the GUI of the database that let you control how the data is entered, manipulated or printed so that the user does not have to know how to use Access to use the database.

 

[KeithG]

I believe you can open .mdb file with BASE in OpenOffice.org.

 

[boblarson]

I believe you can open .mdb file with BASE in OpenOffice.org.

You can also modify an mdb file (tables and queries) with Visual Basic.NET 2005 Express.

 

[RuralGuy]

Why on earth are we revisiting a 4 year old thread?

 

[boblarson]

Why on earth are we revisiting a 4 year old thread?

WE aren't, patc1111 was and so we were responding to their post. Why they decided to post that, here and now, is a complete mystery.

 

[fadzlee]

can sombody help me with this ...
well im newbie with access or mdb files..
well i've created a mdb files,just a simple mdb files.
so i want to share this with my friends.
but i want my friend to open the mdb files without installing microsoft access?
can someone help me ??
or where can i download a application that i can install to them..
well i hope the viewer can access to the form that i've create in my mdb files..

 

[RuralGuy]

Fadzlee,
Please start a new thread with your issue.

 

[fadzlee]

Fadzlee,
Please start a new thread with your issue.

what do you mean by start a new thread?
dint understand it..
sry...
well i just want to read and edit in this mdb file without installing the microsoft access?
is there solution that can help me ?
i've try the mdb editor but inside the mdb file got form that has been created.
after use the mdb editor its only can open the table and queries...
but cant run the forms

 

[Mock]

here is the same discution

and I think there is no yes.

 

[Rabbie]

Mock, why bother to reply to a thread that's been dormant for 7 months?

 

[Mock]

This thread was opened in 2003, the conclusion will allway be actual, sadly, because you will have to pay for microsoft if you want to open the access forms... yesterday, today and probably tomorrow...

 

[smath]

FYI, I just downloaded the program in question and was able to edit and save a .mdb file.

Dint work for me, wht did you do?

 

[GinaWhipp]

@smath

Welcome to the Forum!

That said, you really should stat your own thread and detail your problem with any error messages you are seeing. It will get more eyes on your issue as folks are likely to pass by a thread that's 4+ years old.