Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Barker To: [email protected] Sent: 30 Aug, 2009 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [users] Base import from Works
At 09:58 30/08/2009 -0700, John Gregson wrote: >I'm a bit confused here. So am I, since you have (sensibly) interspersed your words with mine - but without differentiation. ;^) I've tried to unravel them. Actualy I did; I used bold on my comments. I am now using the font 'Arial Black'; we will see if this works. >At 19:33 29/08/2009 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: >>At 09:52 29/08/2009 -0700, John Gregson wrote: >>>Has anybody managed to import a Works 8 database into Base? I >>>have over 30,000 records, in several Works databases that I would >>>like to get into Base. >> >>o Alternatively, create a new Base database > >O.K.; Should I also create a Table? No. That will happen when you paste the material into the database. Well, I did create a Table; an error on my part. >>Open your database in Works, copy the records, and paste them into >>the Calc spreadsheet. > >Done Good. >>Then immediately copy the material from the Calc spreadsheet. Ah, you didn't say "Done" to that. Perhaps you missed that important bit? Yes, I think you are correct. I assume you mean to copy the entire spreadsheet to memory (ctrl- c)? >>In the Base database, click Tables in the left panel. > >O.K. > >>Then right-click in the Tables area at the bottom of the window and >>choose Paste. > >Can't find a Paste ? It's in the context menu - what you see when you right-click in the Tables area. But if you didn't copy again from the Calc spreadsheet you will be trying to paste directly what you copied from the Works database, and you will indeed then not see any Paste in the context menu. Brian Barker --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
