On 31/07/10 12:18, Jasper Wallace wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a .odb database that was used on a samba share with
> OpenOffice.org version 3.2.1 and when i try to open the file i get the
> "Filter selection" window.
>
> After digging around on the net i unziped the .odb file and saw errors
> that the database/backup file couldn't be opened (it was zero length). I
> removed the empty backup file and re-zipped the .odb file. I can now
> open the file, but when i click on 'Tables' or any of the Forms i get:
>   

I fixed it with:

unzip the file
in the database directory delete the empty backup file
edit the properties file, change modified=yes to modified=no
rezip the file

and openoffice.org can now open it.

> P.S. There is a commercial product called Kernel for Base from nucleus
> technologies that claims to be able to fix things like this, does anyone
> know if it actually works?
>   
It dosn't work (or at least didn't work for me).


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