Viewing MS Access files on Pocket PC - help needed

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Neil,

DDH Software's HanDBase will allow you to read Access files. You can get
more information here: http://www.ddhsoftware.com/handbase.html

It is not free and I do not know of any free Access DB readers but I am
familar with this product and it works well.

Regards,


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"Neil Hindry" <n_nospam_hindry@_nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:41c812fd$0$8345$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>I wonder if you can help me.
>
> I have some databases that were created in Microsoft Access and I need to
> read them on my Pocket PC.
> I transferred the Access files to my Pocket PC and they were converted to
> .cdb files.
>
> A lot of people say there is plenty of free software available that will
> allow you to read Access files on a Pocket PC but they didn't say what it
> was. I have searched for a number of days and I have not found any
> appropriate free software.
>
> Could someone please tell me where I can download some free software that
> will enable me to read my Access database files (i.e. .cdb files) on my
> Pocket PC? Also what is the name of the free software?
>
> I hope you can help me,
>
> Happy Christmas.
>
> Thanks!
>

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"Neil Hindry" <n_nospam_hindry@_nospam_hotmail.com> apparently said:

>I have some databases that were created in Microsoft Access and I need to
>read them on my Pocket PC.

As the others have mentioned, there's no free ride for Access
on your PPC. Mickeysoft decided to abandon database users
for whatever reason.

I looked at several DB programs for the PPC before I settled on
SprintDB Pro. In addition to the program for the PPC, they also
offer a desktop program where you can build your application for
the PPC.

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Todd,

Your right, it won't read CDB files as far as I know. But it will allow
users to read an Access file and convert it as you state.


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"Todd Ogasawara, MVP Mobile Devices" <Todd_MSN@NOSPAMmsn.com> wrote in
message newsJoy5745EHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hmm... HanDBase is my favorite datatbase on the Pocket PC. But, I don't
> think it can read CDB files directly. I think the desktop component can
> convert the MDB to a PDB though.
>
> Moreover, and this is true for all of the Pocket PC databases, relations
> and macros/VBA scripts will all be lost in translation...todd
>
> "Clinton Fitch III" <newsgroups@NOSPAMMYTHANKIE.c3-technology.com> wrote
> in message news:um7t4m25EHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Neil,
>>
>> DDH Software's HanDBase will allow you to read Access files. You can get
>> more information here: http://www.ddhsoftware.com/handbase.html
>>
>> It is not free and I do not know of any free Access DB readers but I am
>> familar with this product and it works well.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> --
>> Clinton Fitch
>> Senior Editor
>> Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com!
>> http://www.clintonfitch.com
>>
>> A Pocket PC Magazine "Best Site" for Pocket PC Reviews!
>>
>>
>> "Neil Hindry" <n_nospam_hindry@_nospam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:41c812fd$0$8345$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>I wonder if you can help me.
>>>
>>> I have some databases that were created in Microsoft Access and I need
>>> to read them on my Pocket PC.
>>> I transferred the Access files to my Pocket PC and they were converted
>>> to .cdb files.
>>>
>>> A lot of people say there is plenty of free software available that will
>>> allow you to read Access files on a Pocket PC but they didn't say what
>>> it was. I have searched for a number of days and I have not found any
>>> appropriate free software.
>>>
>>> Could someone please tell me where I can download some free software
>>> that will enable me to read my Access database files (i.e. .cdb files)
>>> on my Pocket PC? Also what is the name of the free software?
>>>
>>> I hope you can help me,
>>>
>>> Happy Christmas.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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No it wasn't IMHO. We had a significant number of good Access and Powerpoint
options for the PPC way before we had any decent replacements for Pocket
Word and Pocket Excel. I figure that is largely because of the hole left by
MS for those former two Office types.

As for free Access support take a look at http://www.grandasoft.com/ I
haven't tried it myself, purely for lack of time, and a personal like of
SprintDB, but I hear good things about it.

--
Sven, MS-MVP Mobile Devices
"David C. Holley" <DavidCHolley@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:eG%237tK55EHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> And was it a bad thing that MS decided to leave us alone when it came to
> pocket Access?
>
> Dean Van Praotl wrote:
> > "Neil Hindry" <n_nospam_hindry@_nospam_hotmail.com> apparently said:
> >
> >
> >>I have some databases that were created in Microsoft Access and I need
to
> >>read them on my Pocket PC.
> >
> >
> > As the others have mentioned, there's no free ride for Access
> > on your PPC. Mickeysoft decided to abandon database users
> > for whatever reason.
> >
> > I looked at several DB programs for the PPC before I settled on
> > SprintDB Pro. In addition to the program for the PPC, they also
> > offer a desktop program where you can build your application for
> > the PPC.

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I'll second that motion. DBAnywhere is first-rate. After buying it a week
or two ago I found a small bug in it and the author e-mailed me a patched
version of the executable the following morning. Now *that* is service.
Worth every penny of the meager cost ($26).

-bruce

"David C. Holley" <DavidCHolley@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:%23rKbRo35EHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Try www.pocketgear.com. Typically, you'll have to pay but you always get
> what you pay for. Of particular interest will be DB Anywhere. I STRONGLY
> recommend it.
>
> Neil Hindry wrote:
>> I wonder if you can help me.
>>
>> I have some databases that were created in Microsoft Access and I need to
>> read them on my Pocket PC.
>> I transferred the Access files to my Pocket PC and they were converted to
>> .cdb files.
>>
>> A lot of people say there is plenty of free software available that will
>> allow you to read Access files on a Pocket PC but they didn't say what it
>> was. I have searched for a number of days and I have not found any
>> appropriate free software.
>>
>> Could someone please tell me where I can download some free software that
>> will enable me to read my Access database files (i.e. .cdb files) on my
>> Pocket PC? Also what is the name of the free software?
>>
>> I hope you can help me,
>>
>> Happy Christmas.
>>
>> Thanks!

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It was a *_good_* thing for the folks who are able to
produce and retail database programs, because they
don't have to compete with the 800 pound gorilla.

I would tend to believe MS did not do the typical user a favor.


"David C. Holley" <DavidCHolley@netscape.net> apparently said:

>And was it a bad thing that MS decided to leave us alone when it came to
>pocket Access?
>
>Dean Van Praotl wrote:
>> Mickeysoft decided to abandon database users
>> for whatever reason.

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If you had tried Pocket PowerPoint and Pocket Access, produced by MS and
included on Handheld PCs, you would see that MS did do the user a favor by
leaving the field open for third party developers, though I would expect not
intentionally. The PowerPoint and Access versions on handhelds are every bit
as faithful to their big brothers as Pocket Word and Pocket Excel are. 'Nuff
said.

--
Sven, MS-MVP Mobile Devices
"Dean Van Praotl" <no.spam@my.email.adr> wrote in message
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> It was a *_good_* thing for the folks who are able to
> produce and retail database programs, because they
> don't have to compete with the 800 pound gorilla.
>
> I would tend to believe MS did not do the typical user a favor.
>
>
> "David C. Holley" <DavidCHolley@netscape.net> apparently said:
>
> >And was it a bad thing that MS decided to leave us alone when it came to
> >pocket Access?
> >
> >Dean Van Praotl wrote:
> >> Mickeysoft decided to abandon database users
> >> for whatever reason.