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# How to open MS Access databases on R
# 1. Download UCanAccess https://sourceforge.net/projects/ucanaccess/
# 2. Install RJDBC package in R
# Example:
library(RJDBC)
options(java.parameters = "-Xmx4g")
conn <- dbConnect(JDBC("net.ucanaccess.jdbc.UcanloadDriver",
"/Downloads/UCanAccess-4.0.4-bin/loader/ucanload.jar"), "jdbc:ucanaccess:///Downloads/base_datos_eodStgo_2012.accdb")
dbListTables(conn)
dbFetch(dbSendQuery(conn, "SELECT * FROM `Comuna Origen`"))
t <- dbSendQuery(conn, "SELECT * FROM Viaje WHERE ComunaOrigen = 71 AND ComunaDestino = 71 LIMIT 10")
dbFetch(t)
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