Hi folks, You might want to try LibreOffice - a fork of OpenOffice, with better Works import/export. However, I'm pretty sure the LO filter concentrated on text/s'sheet files.
There's further discussion here - which doesn't mention LibO (or, Go-oo as it was then) as an option: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=18735 OOo Base will open Access files - create a DB in Base, link it to the .MDB file and you can import the tables. However, there's nothing (apart from Access) that will open Access queries/reports. My own organisation has a significant vendor lock-in area to sort out. We have Access 97 stuff that even Access 2003+ has no official support for. We're using our transition to OOo as an excuse to re-engineer in MySQL. You might find this useful: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/quick-and-dirty-open-office-base zf On 19 Dec 2010 at 18:44, Ugly wrote: > Bob, > If you don't have MS Works any longer, I can possibly try to copy the sucker > over for you. > > Barb, > May I ask why OOo can't import files from MS Access? One of the things that > appeared to be a "selling" point of OOo is its compatibility with MS Office. > I've always looked for a means to import files from MS Publisher. Is it > because there is no interest in the project? Microsoft makes it too > difficult to emulate the file format? Or are there legal aspects as well? > > -Sean > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barbara Duprey [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 6:25 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [discuss] Microsoft Works v4.5 > > On 12/16/2010 5:13 PM, Bob Dennison wrote: > > I have some database files I created in this format. (.wdb) What can I use > > to open these files in Open Office so that I can edit them? > > > > Bob D... > > [Bob ([email protected]) is not subscribed and probably will not see responses > unless directly copied.] > > OOo Base doesn't have a direct import from Works (or Access, for that > matter). If you have access to Works, look to see how it can save or export > its data; the most likely possibility for a common format is .csv, which can > be used in either Base or Calc, depending on whether you need a true database > or not. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
