• Survey of [http://www.antipope.org/charlie/linux/shopper/158.databases.html open-source databases] principally examines MySQL, PostgreSQL, and InterBase.

  • [http://debianlinux.net/databases.html#tools list] of database management tools.

• [http://dev.mysql.com/ MySQL]

  • [http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/ DBDesigner 4] GUI for MySQL (GPL)

  • [http://www.quest.com/toad_for_mysql/index.asp Toad for MySQL] (free trial)

  • [http://www.navicat.com/ Navicat] GUI for MySQL (free trial)

  • [http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/php/mysql-cheat-sheet/ cheat sheet]

• [http://www.postgresql.org/ PostgreSQL]

  • [http://www.vitavoom.com/postgresql.html Comparisons] vs. MySQL, InterBase, Oracle.

• [http://firebird.sourceforge.net Firebird] is based on InterBase.

• [http://db.apache.org/derby/ Apache Derby] nee Cloudscape

• Berkeley DB by [http://www.sleepycat.com/ Sleepycat] (now purchased by Oracle)

• IBM's DB2 now has a free, but not open source, version.

• The [http://www.orafaq.com/faqodbc.htm Oracle ODBC Connectivity FAQ] contains an entry on [http://www.orafaq.com/faqodbc.htm#ACCESSATTCH attaching to an Oracle table in MS-Access]

Exporting a schema and data from a Microsoft Access database:

• [http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/ mdbtools] runs under Linux ([http://sourceforge.net/projects/mdbtools on sourceforge)

  • http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/gagne_access.html

• [http://savage.net.au/Ron/html/msaccess2rdbms.html Msaccess2rdbms] is a Perl script

• http://www.experts-exchange.com/Databases/MS_Access/Q_21680204.html and http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/465757 touch on this topic.

• [http://www.bigprof.com/mya/index.php AccessMyWizard] converts between Access and MySQL databases (free trial)

• [http://data-conversions.net/access-to-mysql-pro-converter.html Access2MySql] and [http://data-conversions.net/access-to-postgresql-pro-converter.html Access2postgreSQL] shareware tools

• [http://www.dqwest.com/mdbartisan.htm MDB Artisan] is a commercial tool with a free trial

• [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/alazzawe/0112alazzawe2.html ODBC Export] from Access (here, to DB2)

• No help in the [http://www.kayodeok.btinternet.co.uk/favorites/kbofficeaccesshowto.htm Access How-To articles]