Wonderful then, I am sorry that I got caught up with D&D and all that malarkey before, forgetting to look at the best way to get the job done with the tool.
Best of luck with your work Drew On 9/25/07, Dinbandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 14:00 -0400, Andrew Jensen wrote: > > OK- good, CSV is a good enough choice. > > > > The real question now is. Just how similar are those different MSA > > database tables. > > Actually, the job is going to be simpler than you think. I only have one > table in the database. It is a largish table--in comparison with most of > what I do in a database--as it has around 5000 rows. > > The table is an address list. Each row represents a recipient of our > newsletter, i.e. an addressee. And there are around 25 columns. The > columns are mostly of type text, but there are several columns which are > of type date, and there are some boolean columns as well. > > There are several queries that I use with that table, but those I can > deal with afterward. I will either bring the queries in using the SQL > export you pointed out to me if it works smoothly, or I'll recreate the > queries in base from scratch. > > > If they are real close in structure then using a linked TEXT table in > > your Base file works very well and I can walk you through doing that - > > the actual HSQLdb manual gives you the syntax and there are a some > > good examples of using Base with it. Speaking of which you don't read > > French by any chance do you? > > I don't read French well enough to learn from a technical document, > unfortunately. But then, I don't think I'll be needing to set up the > sort of technical linked Text table to which you refer. > > Swarup > > > > On 9/25/07, Dinbandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 08:53 -0600, Tim wrote: > > > > text/csv is usually the best bet. It can usually be imported into any > > > > db. If you decide to use postgresql, I can probably help. I have been > > > > importing text/csv files into postresql a lot lately. I use postgresql > > > > and OOo on both WinXP and Ubuntu linux. > > > > > > Thank you. That would be great. > > > > > > I'll use whatever you think best. > > > > > > I just went into the MSA file in Windows, selected the table I want to > > > export, and exported it as type "Text Files". I selected "comma" as the > > > separator, and the export went fine. It is now a "Text Document" sitting > > > on my XP desktop. > > > > > > So if I now boot up into Ubuntu and open OO Base, then what will be the > > > procedure for bringing this table into Base from my XP desktop? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Swarup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dinbandhu wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 10:17 -0400, Andrew Jensen wrote: > > > > >> Swarup, > > > > >> > > > > >> WOW > > > > >> > > > > >> You have Access 2003, correct. > > > > >> > > > > >> Start Access and open your file. > > > > >> File > Export > > > > >> > > > > >> Pick some file based export. > > > > >> > > > > >> Export your data. > > > > > > > > > > I have MS Access 2000. > > > > > > > > > > When I open my file, and go to File > Export, there are a variety of > > > > > options as you know. > > > > > > > > > > You said it should be "file based". > > > > > > > > > > There in the options list, I see: > > > > > > > > > > Text Files > > > > > Rich Text Format > > > > > ODBC Databases > > > > > HTML Documents > > > > > > > > > > Would any of the above be good? > > > > > > > > > > Once I do the above export, then to bring it into Linux OO Base will I > > > > > be doing a copy and paste, or is it instead an actual "import" > > > > > procedure? Will it involve the "connect to an existing database" > > > > > option > > > > > in Base? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Swarup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 9/25/07, Dinbandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>> On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 09:34 -0400, Andrew Jensen wrote: > > > > >>>> Hi Swarup, > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> 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. 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