Can windows access files be viewed on a mac
Hi
Can a Microsoft access file created on a windows pc be opened with a macbook pro, if not what can be done to copy the data across to a mac os x 10.6.2 system
Thanks
Frank
Asking about an Access feature in a forum dedicated to Numbers '09 isn't the more efficient way to get a responce.
It would be better to ask on an Access dedicated forum or to look in Access to which formats it is able to export the datas. Maybe one of them is recognised by an application available in AppleLand.
4th dimension is able to import :
Vous pouvez importer des données à partir de fichiers au format XML,
4e Dimension, SYLK, DIFF, DBF, Texte ou Texte longueur fixe.
FileMaker is able to import
Alas, I have no infos about formats to which Access is able to export.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 31 janvier 2010 15:45:06
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