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That is an interesting thought. I had considered using the CPAN module XBase to generate dbf files, as I've had luck with that before. Unfortunately, the target audience for the delivery of these files is not tech-savvy, nor particularly bright. Think PHB (heh. Nearly typed 'PHP' ;P).

The number one problem with generating dbf files (which are, incidentally, smaller than mdb) is that the users can't just click to open in thier browser or desktop. Yes, I could just say "open it with Access", but the last time I did something like that (TSV files and Excel) it caused me far too many headaches.

Thanks for making the suggestion, though, as future querants will probably want to do that instead of bothering with the DAO annoyance I've got now. ++ from me!

Anima Legato
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In reply to Re^2: Programmatically building an MS-Access DB by legato
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