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There are a couple of different methods to communicate with Access in LabVIEW, and some are more difficult than others. You can use ActiveX Automation to open Microsoft Access and control many aspects of the Access Application. For actual database manipulation however, the Access automation classes rely upon the Microsoft DAO (Data Access Object) and/or ADO (ActiveX Data Object) classes. These classes can be used independently or through the Access automation classes to read and write data into an Access database. These classes can be difficult to use and may require a fair amount of SQL knowledge to accomplish a complicated task.

For more information about the Microsoft Access automation classes, DAO or ADO classes refer to the Microsoft website and Developer Network.It is also possible to use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) communication between LabVIEW and Access. DDE is a Microsoft technology that preceded COM and ActiveX. DDE is NOT recommended as it is considered by most to be obsolete. However, examples still ship with LabVIEW that demonstrate how to communicate with MS Access using DDE. The examples are located in ..\LabVIEW\examples\comm\access.llb

Note: The LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolset is the preferred method of database communication with LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolset offers many powerful tools and extended capabilites for quickly accessing databases. The LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolset offers connectivity to most popular databases through Microsoft ADO technology, complete SQL Functionality, and the ability to save records in XML format. It provides both easy-to-use and advanced functions to allow common database operations as well as detailed database accessibility. The LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolset is sold separately or in the LabVIEW Enterprise Connectivity Toolset along with the LabVIEW Statistical Process Toolkit and the LabVIEW Internet Developers Toolkit.