title: Is it possible to embedded a Sqlite database into an excel 2007 file (zip archive)
body: <p>I'm working on an excel application that requires a database back end. My preference is to use SQLite 3 and to make this as seamless and portable as possible for the end user. </p>
  
  <p>Recently I have learned that an Excel 2007 file is simply a zip archive with a xlsm extension.  My question is this, can I store my back-end SQLite 3 database in the Zip archive and use ODBC to interact with the database. If so, can anyone point me to some background information, articles, guidance on achieving this objective.  Are there any downsides to this approach or a better alternative I should know about. </p>
  
  <p>Thanks for your input. </p>