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MS Access on Mac

Ronald de Boer

20 months ago

I use MS Remote Desktop Protocol on a Mac to access MS Access on a Server. I develop and use MS Access on this Mac laptop. Have done so in different parts of the world over the WWW.

So yes it is possible to run and develop MS Access on a Mac. Some of the Keyboard shortcuts have different keys but it all works fine. Example Ctrl C (Copy) is Command C. Yes Mac's have two additional keys 1. "Command" and the other "Option".

So a Mac isn't a problem as long as MS Access itself doesn't need to be on the MAC as everyone including Richard has said that doesn't work.

	Kevin Yip 20 months ago
But you want your end users to be able to use it too. You can't expect all your end users to have Windows emulation and remote desktop. Unless you develop the db only for yourself to use, your solution is not a solution. A great solution would be a web interface that connects to your database backend, because a web frontend could be used by any device with a web browser.

	Ronald de Boer OP 20 months ago
Hi Kevin, Believe you misunderstood my previous comment. If the MS Access is on a MS Server by installing the free MS RDP desktop App on a Mac all Mac users can run MS Access applications on that MS Access Server. They can run them three can develop them.

	Ronald de Boer OP 20 months ago
Further a Mac does not need Windows emulation software. Just MS RDP which is free as a download. It works.

Kevin Yip

20 months ago

The fact that you need remote desktop means you *can't* really run Access on a Mac. If you insist that you can, then you are just arguing the semantics of "can" and "run.". Since remote desktop is available on many platforms, we can also say that you "can run Access" on iPhone, Android, Linux, or any number of platforms that support remote desktop software. This statement has nothing meaningful to offer other than semantics. When people ask, "Can you run Access on Macs?", you need to address the issue more comprehensively in order to give more accurate and practical info.

Ronald de Boer OP

19 months ago

Hi Kevin, Sorry Quickie #9 suggested that if you have a Mac you cannot use/run MS Access. All I have said is it is possible to use/run MS Applications using a Mac. Yes you need MS RDP software and the MS Access application software itself has to be on a Windows machine.

Semantics is exactly what I was trying to explain. No, MS Access the application itself does not run on a Mac, no argument!! As a MS Access Developer I can and do use MS Access and develop them using a Mac. Any Mac user can as well.

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