Sage - its true identity?

**FunkyT** · 20-03-2005, 12:16 PM

Am I correct to say "Sage is just a GUI for MS Access"?

**Moby-Dick** · 20-03-2005, 12:17 PM

I dont belive it is.
it uses a different ODBC driver - but can link to access db's as far as I know.

**Spunkey** · 21-03-2005, 09:46 AM

you would be very correct indeed

I've done a bit of work in the past to get around a certain mechanism of Sage before now (as asked by the director of the company

)

IIRC its a Delphi front end for an encrypted Access97 DB. Simple As.

**FunkyT** · 21-03-2005, 09:48 AM

Thanks. Does this mean you need to have MS Access installed in order to use Sage?

**Moby-Dick** · 21-03-2005, 10:00 AM

rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishey - I stand corrected then !! ( its all coding malarky to me - I'm "just" an admin

)

FunkyT - you dont need access installed to use sage.

**directhex** · 21-03-2005, 10:27 AM

the access database drivers (Jet) are standalone - i've written access databses in the past using ASP, and Jet 4.0

**FunkyT** · 21-03-2005, 12:23 PM

Thanks for helpful replies gang.

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