Connection string to MS-Access database stored in Azure file storage

Question

While converting a legacy desktop application to a web application I have a requirement for importing MS-Access databases (.mdb files) to the new application.

Currently the database is uploaded to Azure file storage through the website, and a notification is added to an Azure queue. Then my import service (prompted by the Azure queue) will read the MS-Access database content and import it to my AzureSQL database. The file storage does NOT have public access.

The issue I am facing is that my import service currently has to download the MS-Access database from Azure file storage in order to connect to it. If possible, I would like to avoid the download.

My question is: Is it possible for my import service to connect to the MS-Access database (.mdb) while it is in Azure file storage? What would the connection string look like?

Answer 1

我最终通过将Azure文件存储安装为驱动器来解决它，然后像对待本地文件系统中的任何MS-Access数据库文件一样对待它。