To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Sun, 19 June, 2011 0:17:17
Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] *dbf files open in Calc & not Base
I don't think it is a bug.
Microsoft Excel opens (imports) *.dbf files too.
There is not much that Base opens directly. Is there a jDBC connector for
*.dbf
check). And, much to my surprise, dBase is still
in production, but I guess you don't want that product.
- Dennis
-Original Message-
From: John B [mailto:jo...@email2.me]
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 15:48
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] *dbf files op
While it may be counter intiutive, it is not a bug. There is only one
Java class library which does something close to an adequate job when it
comes to DBF files, and that is the xBaseJ class library which I wrote a
book about. Despite calling dbf a "standard" there IS ABSOLUTELY NO
XBASE STANDAR
Hi
The standard for many years for Database files was >> *.dbf (dBase) and
I have many.
It is very strange that in LibreOffice this opens up in Calc and not
Base, no matter how I try to force it.
Calc is simply not good enough to handle Database files.
This is also confirmed in the File Op
