OK. That worked. But... As Legacy is based on the MS Jet DB, the "Connect to" option has to be Access. This is not an option when running LibreOffice or Open Office on the Mac side. Once I downloaded the programs on the Windows side, the option appeared and I could *finally* open the database.
The question now is...can I manipulate it. As I am not working with the live .fdb file, I'd say the answer is no. When I did this a few years ago with MS Access, I could control the database directly (IIRC, Access would simply open the .fdb file). Do you have any experience with this? In the meantime, this will work for exporting and reporting, so thanks for your help. Scott On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 3:49 PM Genealogy Bob <bobstr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do NOT use File/Open. > Do File/New/CONNECT to an existing database. (Connect, not Open) > Select the Legacy file with the mdb extension. > > On 4/9/2020 3:36 PM, Scott Hall wrote: > > Goodness, this is frustrating and difficult. Both LibreOffice and > > Open Office want to open the files as text documents rather than > > databases. I'm not sure why. OpenOffice then delivers a fatal error > > and closes. > > > > I've tried with my family file and the Sample file. Changed the > > extension to .mdb. Tried with .odb. Tried leaving it as .fdb. Both > > apps think this is a document. > > > > Grrr... > > > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >
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