[DDI-users] Access to DDI

[Reto Hadorn]

Hi Michelle,


Basically, the procedure will very much depend on the structure of your 
metadata in the Access database, what you have (do you have question 
wordings?) and in which relationship to the variable definitions. The 
target is clear (DDI-XML); the source, not. The guy or girl who defined the 
database should know the way to reach the target from his particuliar database.

So there is for sure no standard procedure to be found.

Reto


Reto Hadorn

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At 19.05.2005, you wrote:
>Good afternoon all!
>
>Hope everyone's enjoying the beginning of what we hope to be a great summer!
>
>I recall that there are a number of DDI users out there using Access or 
>some other form of database to build their DDI documents.  Sorry I can't 
>remember names or the like but I do recall a couple of presentations I 
>attended last year at IASSIST to this effect.  I'm wondering how you would 
>go about translating the contents of the Access database to an XML 
>document.  Is there a script out there that someone has written?  or is 
>there some functionality in Access that allows one to accomplish this.
>
>Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated.  We have a 
>local research group who currently hold their metadata in an Access 
>database and are looking to make the move to Nesstar.  I had suggested 
>going from Access to XML and then importing into Nesstar - but am unsure 
>myself how the move from Access to XML would work.
>
>Thanks and look forward to hearing from you,
>Michelle
>
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