On Thu February 16 2006 19:01, feorlen wrote: > I would like to convert an existing MS Access MDB file into something > I can use with Base. Various archived messages suggest different > things, including some rather detailed instructions from last month > that seem to have no relation to the version I am running. > > > If you are using OOo2.0. you should be able to do this using the > > Database Wizard. > > > > To start the Wizard, click File > New > Database. > > > > On the first page of the Wizard, choose "Connect to an existing > > database" and choose "Microsoft Access" from the list (scroll up > > in the list to see it). > > > > On the next page of the Wizard, browse for the location of the > > MSAccess file, then continue as instructed by the wizard. > > I am running the 2.0 OS X build, which I just downloaded a few days > ago. But the database wizard has no option for Microsoft Access in > "Connect to an existing database." I tried to open it as an existing > database file and it seems to work until I attempt to look at the > tables. Then I get "The connection to the external data source could > not be established. An unknown error occurred. The driver is probably > defective." > > Huh? I want to get this into some usable form so the database isn't > locked up on the one Windows user's laptop. All I have right now is > the database file itself.
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