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Learn about the history, architecture, features and compatibility of the Access Database Engine, a database engine used by Microsoft products. The Access Database Engine has been superseded by SQL Server for larger databases and supports SQL queries, Unicode, views and replication.
MDAC is a framework of Microsoft technologies for accessing various data sources on Windows. The latest version is 2.8 SP1, released in May 2005, and includes ADO, OLE DB, ODBC, and Net-Lib.
SQL Server Express is a free version of Microsoft's relational database management system for embedded and smaller-scale applications. It has technical limitations compared to the paid editions, such as database size, hardware usage, and features, but also includes some GUI tools and variants.
Microsoft Access is a relational database program from Microsoft that combines a graphical user interface and software-development tools. It can store data in its own format or import or link to other databases, and supports Visual Basic for Applications programming language.
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a programming language built into most Microsoft Office applications. It is based on pre-.NET Visual Basic and can automate processes, manipulate user interface features, and access Windows API and other low-level functionality.
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity software suite, a project of The Document Foundation. It includes Writer, a word processor with file support for Microsoft Word or WordPerfect files, and LibreOffice Online, an online office suite with Writer, Calc, and Impress.
Visual Basic (classic) is a third-generation programming language and an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for Windows. It supports rapid application development, event-driven programming, and COM components, and was released from 1991 to 1998.
Windows Internal Database is a variant of SQL Server Express that is included with Windows Server and some free Microsoft products. It is used by several Windows components for data storage, but not available as a standalone product or for end-user applications.