On Wednesday 02 February 2005 02:34, + Frank Fishman wrote: > Is it possible to construct anOOo data source from a MS Works 2001 > database? My current need is to do mail merge from existing dbs. I am very > unlearned in this area, and dont know the structure of Works dbs. Perusal > of "Star Office 6.0" hasn't helped me ( I did succeed in following the > tutorial--with modification(!)-- for creating a data source from a simple > text file). Where do I go next, short of retyping everything? Frank Fishman
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Wednesday 02 February 2005 20:14, Paul wrote: > OOo typically can connect to any DB that can accept connections via > ODBC (open database connectivity). I'm unsure whether this is the case > with MS Works 2001. My suggestion would be to try to find this out > (possibly googling for it) and go from there. > > If it can be connected to via ODBC, then there should be also the > necessary software than could be downloaded to enable this. Once you > have this - your away laughing.... > > Another thing would be to try some suggestions in : > http://www.dbforums.com/t498296.html Also you may find that MSWorks can export data in a format which can be imported by OpenOffice.org Calc component (e.g CSV or Excel). Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
