On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:58:46 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a 200KB data base on Microsoft works. Many of my > correspondents do NOT have Microsoft works and cannot open it. > > Question: Can I transfer the Microsoft data base to openoffice. org > and download on a CD so that my friends can open the data base? > > Herb Harper, Historian 98th Vets. Assoc. WEB _www.pyramidiers.com_ > (http://www.pyramidiers.com)
Yes... but. You must save your files in a format that Open Office can read. Very few products, not even Microsoft products, read Works files. For database, save it as a comma separated values (CSV) file, which OO and most other database/ spreadsheet programs can open OK. -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
