From: richard at folwell.com (Richard Folwell)
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:36:07 GMT
Subject: Python as an ODBC *source* on windoze ?
Message-ID: <01BE8604.AE1D9CC0.richard@folwell.com>
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On 13 April 1999 14:57, Boris Borcic [SMTP:zorro at zipzap.ch] wrote:
> Is there a way to have Python on windows to act as an ODBC source (server) on 
windoze ?
>
> Reason : to use the MS Access report generator component.

Can you state your problem more generally?  Reason I am asking is that it is 
not clear what you are trying to do.

Python can work with databases.  ODBC is a standard(ish) way of working with 
databases.  You can use Python to addto/change/etc data in databases (both 
directly and via ODBC - search the Python website for "ODBC" for more details - 
I have used Sam Rushing's ODBC access stuff with success, but there are other 
approaches available).  You can then use Access to manipulate/create reports 
on/etc such databases.

It is certainly possible to implement a DBMS in Python (check out Gadfly!), but 
I suspect that you are asking a different question. (?)

Richard





