On Tue, 2012-01-17 at 16:53 -0900, Tim Johnson wrote:
> Using open office 3.30 on Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion).
> I've imported a csv file into a Database. My intention is to create
> a form for both adding new records and editing existing ones.
> Try as I might, I keep ending up with what appears to be readonly.
>
> To create such a form, I use the wizard
> 1)Adding all fields with "Field Selection"
> 2)Pick an entry layout with "Arrange Controls"
> 3)From "Set Data Entry" choose
> "The form is to display all data"
> Making sure that none of the checkboxes below the control
> are **unchecked**
> But when the form is presented to me, I cannot enter or change any
> data!
> What else needs to be done?
> thanks
> --
> Tim
There are two types of data sources that Base accesses which are
read only: text files, and spreadsheets. CSV is a text file format.
To accomplish what you want, open the CSV file in Calc. Then use
Save As to save the data in dBase format. First create a folder to hold
the file. Now access the dBase file with Base. Create the form as you
did before. You will be able to add, modify, or delete data in this
form.
--Dan
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