Access is a desktop application that supplies tools and a data structure
with which one can place and retrieve data. Because the tools and data are
both in the same layer (the .mdb file), it violates one of the most basic
principles of an RDBMS- independence of data and programs. It also supports
ODBC connectivity to RDBMSes.
"Martin Hungerford" <Martin.Hungerford_at_dsto.defence.gov.au> wrote in message
news:aja4t6$e6b$1_at_foxhound.dsto.defence.gov.au...
> > Access isn't an RDBMS.
> >
> >
> > Paul...
>
> Without being too rude, would you care to describe what MS-Access is, if
it
> is not an RDBMS (or at least a version of a SQL-DBMS)
>
> Martin
>
>
Received on Tue Aug 13 2002 - 08:23:39 CDT
