On 09/04/2007 08:53 PM, Bob McConnell wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 09/04/2007 07:45 PM, NoOp wrote: >>> On 09/04/2007 06:28 PM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: >>>> I have not checked these links... >>>> >>>> http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/*ms*-*access*.pdf >>>> >>>> http://dba.openoffice.org/drivers/mdb/index.html >>>> >>>> Finally, you might be able to create an ODBC link. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> A connection for the following URL was requested: >>> sdbc:ado:access:PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;DATA SOURCE=C:\Program >>> Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb >>> >>> I've found that it doesn't work under linux any more. Don't know why >>> (yet). Even if I move the .mdb to a linux drive/directory it still won't >>> open it. However, it _does_ open in OOo windows. >> >> Added note: from Windows 2.2.1 the sample Northwind.mdb file opens >> without a single hitch. All the tables are available, etc., etc. This >> appears to be a linux (and possibly MAC) issue. If I get time tomorrow >> I'll search the bug database and see if I can find anything. >> >> Tested in linux 2.2.1 & latest 2.3rc1Dev - neither work. > > If you are trying to do this from the shell, the backslashes won't work. > Unix shells interpret backslashes to be escape prefixes, so they simply > disappear. In addition, most Unix applications will treat the spaces as > delimiters, truncating the path. If you are inside an application, then > it will depend on whether the application can differentiate between Unix > style paths and MS-Windows' extended style. Try it with "C:/Program > files/Microsoft Office/Office/Samples/Northwind.mdb" with the double > quotes wrapping the path to protect the spaces. > > Bob McConnell > N2SPP
Thanks but that has nothing to do with it. The message is from Base directly, and the path is a well identified nfs-3g drive that OOo (linux) accesses on a daily basis. As I said in the next post, the same occurs even if the file(s) on the linux drive and/or path. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
