On 11/11/2007 10:07 AM, Alan J Hedges wrote: > I downloaded Open Office specifically to see if your Dbase was better > than Access. Today I tried to mail merge of my Lotus Approach > database to find that my .dbf files hd been converted ot open office > spreadsheet files.
You need to explain in further detail just what it is that you did for the mail merge. I've not heard of any case whereby OpenOffice converts and/or overwrites .dbf files to .ods format. If you can provide more detail then perhaps another OOo user can help salvage the data and/or tell you where your data now resides. I am very unhappy with this, I object to any > program deciding that my file associations should be changed. Even > Microsoft hasn't assumed the right to grab my data files ;you people > are, or rather were, the last I would expect to do this. There are no "you people", only 'us users'. > > My database of patients and doctors and appointments and phobias is > now corrupt and I am going to have to spend a stack of time getting > them back. You obviously should have backed up those files prior to testing *any* new software. > > Please pass this on to the appropriate people. Well you've just passed it on to the entire world, as this is a mailing list that can be viewed by anyone with internet access. See: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html for additional information. > > A J Hedges > > > > Alan J Hedges, BSc (hons), D.Hyp, BSCH (assoc), Clinical > Hypnotherapist serving Lancaster, Morecambe and surrounding areas > Tel: 01524 35587 www.hedgeshypnosis.co.uk Please reply *only* to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are only cc'd on this response because you are not subscribed to the OOo USERS mailing list. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
