From: Phlip <phlipcpp@...>
Date: 2005-09-16T07:21:34+09:00
Subject: Re: MS Access

Dave Burt wrote:

> If you're not only concerned about the database, or even if you'd like to 
> use ADO (or DAO) through Access to manage it, I think a better option, 
> that's about as easy as writing VBA code (but with all the advantages of 
> Ruby) is using WIN32OLE and Access' COM automation.

Driving Access through COM, essentially operating its user interface to read 
and write your data, is remarkably similar to laying your tongue on a 
baseball bat, pounding a nail through it, and then hitting a home run with 
it.

A good way to use COM the way it was intended is Ruby->WIN32OLE->ADO->any 
data. That will come with Jet ("Access") drivers out-of-the-box.

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