(7150 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied, but the reply came only to me. And in turn my reply, went only to him. So here below I am forwarding both to the list.)
-------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Dinbandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 7150 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Kexi] Trying to import an MS Access database > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:48:30 -0400 > > Hi, > > On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 21:26 -0400, 7150 wrote: > > Dinbandhu wrote: > > > Hi, > > > While I am waiting to find out how to import my OO Base database, I > > > thought I would try out Kexi in the mean time by importing using Kexi's > > > import wizard for importing an MS Access database. My computer has a > > > dual boot with Ubuntu Feisty, and Win98. On the Win98 partition I have > > > an MS Access database. And in my Ubuntu partition I have Kexi installed, > > > so there I started up Kexi, went into Kexi's import wizard and browsed > > > to and selected the MSA DB in my Win98 partition-- but upon clicking > > > "next", I got the following error message: > > > > > > "Could not import database "/media/disk/My Documents/Win98 > > > Pravacans/Database of Transcribed Provecans.mdb". This type is not > > > supported. > > > > > > But it says in the import window for file types, "All Supported Files > > > *.mda,*.mdb,*.mde". So it should be supported. This seems to be the very > > > type of file which the import wizard is designed to import. So why isn't > > > it working? > > > > > I saved my OOo file as CSV and imported that. As I recall, I needed > > commas, so I used | as a separator. I did not enclose fields in > > quotation marks. > > > > Kexi runs much faster and is easier to build forms with. > > Yes, I had thought I'd do the same and opened my OO Base DB, and in the > main window went to File -> export. But the "export" option is grayed > out. How can I export the OO DB as a .CSV if the "export" option itself > is grayed out? There must be a way around this. _______________________________________________ Kexi mailing list [email protected] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kexi
