On Wed September 6 2006 21:46, + Brandy Toler wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > I downloaded the Open Office 2.0 version so that I could open, edit, and > save MS Access documents from my home computer. This is a software that I > use regularly at work but I do not have at home. I can't afford to purchase > it. I heard about Open Office and wanted to try it. Once I downloaded the > software, I had Excel, Word, and Powerpoint applications but none for > Access. When I tried to open an Access document, it opened it in a Word > compatible format and it was computer jargon. Did I do something > incorrectly because others that have used your product state they have > access to MS Access. > Thanks, >
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Thu September 7 2006 01:13, Walter A. March wrote: > > Depends on how you mean that. I just used Base, which is the database > portion of OpenOffice, Brandy, to connect to a Microsoft Access database > that I have. But it only grabbed the tables and one of (the two) queries > (and put them both into the tables section but that's something to look > at later). > > So, your Access database probably has forms and reports, in addition to > tables and queries, and these would have to be recreated. Then you could > connect to the data and edit it. But, and I think this is why James > asked about your operating system, I think there might be problems with > Base connecting to Access databases in some version of OpenOffice for > the Macintosh. > Also note that there is work ongoing to allow OpenOffice.org to directly open MDB files. Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
