On 01/13/2008 10:14 AM, EJones wrote: > On or about 1/12/2008 9:49 PM, EJones penned the following: >> I was sent an .mdb file. I do not have M$ Office and don't want to buy >> it. I use Works for spread sheets and WordPerfect for a word processor. >> Will OO work on .mdb files? > > OK - it will. I downloaded OO 2.3.1 and opened up OpenOffice.org Base > This presents a Database Wizard screen where I can create a new or open > an existing database. I choose to 'open existing'. Click on "open" > find .mdb file and click on it. Then click 'open' in that window. > > OpenOffice.org Base program immediately disappears. No error > indication, no warning, no nothing. No longer shows in Task manager. > > Where did I go wrong?
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