Nhibernate and MS Access

Question

1. Can NHibernate be used as ORM tool for MS Access? We are using Nhibernate to access Sql Server, so wondering if it can be reused.
2. If it can be used how has t

Answer 1

I have used NHibernate with Access. Based on my experience,

• I recommend using NHibernate.
• I recommend avoiding Access.

If you need a file-based in-process mini-database, there are a number of options available, including SQL Server CE (Microsoft, proprietary), Firebird (free-open-source), SQLite (free-open-source). NHibernate supports all these database engines (although I have not had a chance to use them).