CHAPTER 18

Accessing External Data

As you build your Microsoft Access application, you may need to access external data stored in another type of file. For example, you may want to access data stored in another database, a spreadsheet, a text file, or a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file. The Microsoft Jet database engine includes a number of installable ISAM and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers that you can use to access data stored in these external data sources. This chapter discusses strategies and techniques for accessing external data through installable ISAMs and ODBC.