Tools that can perform direct data transfer are:
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DBTools
Free. Works with Access97, Access2000. DBTools actually is intended primarily as an application for administering MySQL, but it includes data import capabilities that can be used to read Access databases for transfer to MySQL. (It can also read data from other sources such as Excel spreadsheets, making it particularly useful for transferring to MySQL information that is stored in a variety of formats.) Because DBTools reads Access databases directly, you can use it to migrate Access tables even if you don't have Access installed locally, as long as you have the database files containing the tables to be transferred. DBTools does not require ODBC.
http://www.dbtools.com.br/
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MySQLFront
Free. MySQLFront is similar in many ways to DBTools. It can read Access97 and Access2000 files directly. If ODBC is installed, MySQLFront can import information into MySQL from ODBC data sources over the network. (Unfortunately, MySQLFront development has ceased and it is no longer distributed by its author. However, you may be able to find it on alternate download sites by using a search engine.)
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