newbie - porting to Java

[Winanjaya]

Dear All,

I have a small ms . access DB, how to open it with Java? ..

I also plan to run my Java desktop app on Linux OS, is it possible to use ms. access db on Linux thru Java app?

and the same question as above, I also some had .DLL (made by using VB6 and C++) .. is it possible to call them in Java ?

please advise

many thanks in advance

[manavo11]

I'll try and answer part of your question. If you have a .DLL written in VB6, then it will be a windows DLL (and presumably it'll be the same with the C++ DLL). Therefore, logic dictates that you probably can't run them on a linux computer. Whatever libraries you try and use will have to be written in Java.

As for the connection with an Access database, I assume it would work (guessing here, nothing certain). The list of JDBC drivers here mention "Microsoft Access" and the drivers shouldn't be OS specific.

[ComputerJy]

Well, I've never used Access DB on linux but I can tell you I've opened Access DB in OpenOffice on linux (which is supposed to be Java based) so I'm pretty sure you can. You just have to look up the connector. I think Microsoft MSDN would be a good place to look