MS Access from Ubuntu

[glenn]

On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 18:14 +1000, Paul Gear wrote:
> David Bowskill wrote:
> > Hello All
> >
> > I wish to run MS Access 2003 from within Ubuntu.
> > I own registered copies of the full MS Office 2003 suite and also XP Pro.
> > What is the best and easiest way to achieve this  ?
> > Advice and experience greatly appreciated.
> 
> Another option that you might find useful is Wine, or Crossover Office -
> they allow Windows applications to run directly on Linux.  I've tried
> Crossover and it worked pretty well on certified applications (Office
> 2003 is one of them).  It is not free software, though, so i'd try Wine
> first.
> 

fwiw - i tried ms access 2003 with cxoffice couple of years back, it
worked, but not really worked. FYI from cx office compatibility db:
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=150


> Paul