[R] Importing Access 2007 data with ROBC

[David Scott]

Ryan Utz wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to import Microsoft Access data into R. It looks like I'm
> supposed to use the ROBC package, and this works fine with old Access
> files (those with an .mdb extension).
> 
> However, lovely Microsoft must constantly update their software. Modern
> Access files have an .ACCDB extension. I cannot seem to coerce R to import
> data from such a file. Any advice?
> 
> I've been using this code:
> 
> testdb <- file.path("c:/Salmon_data.mdb")
> channel <- odbcConnectAccess(testdb)
> Data <- sqlFetch(channel,"Table1")
> 
> When I replace it with an Access 2007 file:
> 
> testdb <- file.path("c:/Salmon_data.accdb")
> channel <- odbcConnectAccess(testdb)
> Data <- sqlFetch(channel,"Table1")
> 

Try

odbcConnectAccess2007

instead.

David Scott
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