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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