• DataBase

• Survey of open-source databases principally examines MySQL, PostgreSQL, and InterBase.

  • list of database management tools.

• MySQL

  • DBDesigner 4 GUI for MySQL (GPL)

  • Toad for MySQL (free trial)

  • Navicat GUI for MySQL (free trial)

  • cheat sheet

• PostgreSQL

  • Comparisons vs. MySQL, InterBase, Oracle.

• Firebird is based on InterBase.

• Apache Derby nee Cloudscape

• Berkeley DB by Sleepycat (now purchased by Oracle)

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

• The Oracle ODBC Connectivity FAQ contains an entry on attaching to an Oracle table in MS-Access

Exporting a schema and data from a Microsoft Access database:

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

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

• AccessMyWizard converts between Access and MySQL databases (free trial)

• Access2MySql and Access2postgreSQL shareware tools

• MDB Artisan is a commercial tool with a free trial

• ODBC Export from Access (here, to DB2)

• No help in the Access How-To articles