Is Access compatible with MySQL?

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You can use Microsoft Access as a front end to MySQL by linking tables within your Microsoft Access database to tables that exist within your MySQL database. When a query is requested on a table within Access, ODBC is used to execute the queries on the MySQL database.

Can I import Access database into MySQL?

Open the Access database into which that you want to import MySQL data. On the External Data tab, choose ODBC Database. In the Get External Data dialog box that appears, choose Import the source data into a new table in the current database and click OK.

Does Access use SQL or MySQL?

MySQL is just the database. Access is also a database system but it also provides tools for query generation, forms, macros, reports, etc. You can export your Access DB to MySQL, link your database and tables back to Access, and use Access as a front end to MySQL to run your queries, forms, and reports.

Is Access similar to MySQL?

MySQL supports multi-source or source-replica replication, whereas Access does not support replication. For user concepts, MySQL uses a fine-grained authorization concept for users. However, Access does not incorporate user concepts, although there was simple user-level security built-in until Access 2003.

What database works with Access?

Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Access Database Engine (ACE) with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

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