Swarmup, WOW
You have Access 2003, correct. Start Access and open your file. File > Export Pick some file based export. Export your data. On 9/25/07, Dinbandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 09:34 -0400, Andrew Jensen wrote: > > Hi Swarmup, > > > > Yes, the same people that asked you to upgrade are now telling you > > that after doing so the option is no longer available to do what it is > > you actually wanted to do, in the way you actually wanted to do it. > > > > I was one of those people and I apologize. > > > > What Mechtilde means, I think, is that since OO.org is free you could > > always put a copy under windows, migrate your data to Base there, then > > copy the Base file from the XP formatted partition to the Linux > > formatted partition. > > As Mechtilde has just explained, he actually refers to an external HSQL > DB, rather than the internal one. He recommended MySQL or Postgresql or > Oracle. > > So what would be the best, simplest, most straight forward way of > proceeding here? My databases are not complex, I just need to import > them in some simple clean way. I could easily download and install the > OO 2.3 for Windows if that works well. Or I could try using one of the > external HSQL formats if someone explains how it is done (or if there is > a good HowTo somewhere). > > Or failing all that, I will just have to install OO 2.2 on the computer. > If nothing else, I know quite well at this point how to do the import > that way. I could do all my imports using OO 2.2, then when they're > imported, replace 2.2 with 2.3 so I can use 2.3's Forms Wizard. This is > a bit of a convoluted approach, but I least I now how to do it. > > I would rather use either Windows OO 2.3 or an external HSQL DB if they > would work well and there is some clear explanation available as to how > to do it. > > Thank you, > Regards, > Swarup > > > > > > > > On 9/25/07, Dinbandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 15:22 +0200, Mechtilde wrote: > > > > Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany schrieb: > > > > > Hello Swarup, > > > > > > > > > >> I am trying to "connect to an existing database" using OO 2.3 Base > > > > >> (OS=Linux Ubuntu). The existing database is an MSA database in my > > > > >> windows partition. > > > > > > > > > > Debian-based distributions contained an experimental Linux-driver for > > > > > .mdb files, but this driver has been removed in their 2.3 version. > > > > > Which, as sorry as this might be, is correct as the driver was pretty > > > > > flawed and effectively a danger to your data. > > > > > > > > I can confirm this. You can do the connection under Windows to migrate > > > > your database to a free (as freespeech) database management system. > > > > > > Could you explain a little more? What do I need to do to import my MSA > > > files. To what free database management system do you refer? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Swarup > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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] > >
