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------- Additional comments from [email protected] Wed Dec 17 01:35:10 +0000 2008 ------- ==>fs yes, it is about fields in a writer-page like forms/serialletters, just reading. the idea was to have multiple dbf-files with one record only, where the dbf is build from a DOS-application my standard-procedure is like this -- have a central directory for all dbf-files -- produce the one needed an copy it to that dir -- open old writer-form with fields -- save as new -- exchange database ---- browse to new DBF and choose it ---- select desired table in that ---- "define" -- start F4 from writer -- select the new "DBF" (which is ofcorse the ODB) -- right-click and choose edit database -- Base-Module opens - choose table -- select properties/additional settings -- set code-page to CP 437/US (manual select out of 50 items)(default is SYSTEM) -- click ok and close/save that odb -- close with F4 (settings are not refreshed) -- open f4 again finish - working (a long way - isnt it) at least two problems -- the CP-settings needs to be done always as above -- the browser-window will be overcrowed soon, as every as source choosen ODB is in there. the most prefered method would be to have to set the defaults in TOOLS/OPTIONS, but there seems to be no place to do that. Byetheway: that dbf-directory is also accessable via ODBC as a single datasource.That will show all dbf-files with the right codepage at once. frankly, I treat that way as more comfortable, athough using the propriative build-in DBase-driver has it's pros. Martin --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
