Re: MyOdbc <-> Access2000 and Time Column

Kai Koch wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I have the following problem with Access2000 as frontend connected to 
> a MySql-Server via ODBC.
>
> The Table contains 6 Time Columns.
> When linking the MySQL-Table in the table tab of Access2000 and then 
> opening the table, all Time Columns show either nothing or strange 
> date values. (eg. 18:30:00 is converted to 31.05.21)
> Data stored from Access2000 into the table is stored right in MySQL, 
> but shown wrong in the linked table in Access2000 and therfore stored 
> wrong in a mirror table in Access2000.

Access doesn't understand TIME fields.
You have to use a DATETIME field, and prepend:

1899-12-30 to the front of each value!

ie 08:30:21 becomes:
1899-12-30 08:30:21

It's infuriating, but it works. There are alternatives to MS Access:
http://entropy.homelinux.org/axis_not_evil

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