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 STANDARD. While there are some overlapping similarities due to the fact they all stole code from the Jet Propulsion Lab to start with, each flavor has different limitations, defaults, and characteristics. This is especially true with indexes and memo fields.
http://www.free-ebooks.net/ebook/The-Minimum-You-Need-to-Know-About-Java-and-xBaseJ The book is completely free. Pull it down and read up. This class library was also the only "active" project on SourceForge, so LibreOffice may want to include it to get DBF access for BASE. Don't quote me, but, as I remember, BASE had to have a Java plug-in to connect to a database entity. java-postgres-blah-blah java-mysql-blah-blah etc. There is no java-dbf-blah-blah because there is no dbf server. On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 23:48 +0100, John B wrote: > 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 Open lists:- dBase(.dbf) is listed > in Calc and it is absent from Base > > Is this a bug - have I missed something ? > > regards > > John B > > Windows XP Pro Sp3 > LibreOffice 3.4 > > -- Roland Hughes, President Logikal Solutions (630)-205-1593 http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com http://www.infiniteexposure.net No U.S. troops have ever lost their lives defending our ethanol reserves. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
