Re: Reading .accdb database file in Octave - how to do it?

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

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> From: line_terminator 
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> Date: 2017/3/9, Thu 05:56
> Subject: Reading .accdb database file in Octave - how to do it?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have spent a lot of hours searching for a reliable way to connect to
> Microsoft Access database (in .accdb format) using Octave. I use Octave
> 4.0.3 on Windows 8.1. Unfortunately, the Internet, although endless, does
> not contain many information about connecting to databases in Octave. I did
> not find any clear instructions with specified software to use. 
> Any help will be appreciated!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
>

I am not a database user and have not been used database software so that my 
writing is not always correct.  


AFAIK, octave ver. 4 for windows has database octaveforge-package but it only 
supports postgresql.

https://octave.sourceforge.io/database/index.html


You may have to convert your database from access format to postgresql format.

A quick google search I found the following convert tool.

http://www.bullzip.com/products/a2p/info.php