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Connecting to MS Access MDB as an external data source

I think it would be nice to be able to access any database with an ODBC connection, but at least connect to MS Access natively would be great.

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    Daniel MonteagudoDaniel Monteagudo shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

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      • Simon JonesSimon Jones commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        You could, alternatively, migrate your Access database to SQL Server (Express) and then use LightSwitch against that. It is even possible to keep the existing Access front-end if you are not replacing it entirely with LightSwitch.

      • Daniel SchunkDaniel Schunk commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Hi, Daniel,
        I agree with you! Native mdb/accdb connection was propagated by Microsoft on the beta VSLS websites some time ago. Gave you 3 votes.
        Regards, Daniel

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