On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:29:31 +0100 Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo:
> At 19:10 01/10/2008 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote: > >OK, I managed to get Base to open the .csv file. But now I can't get > >it to update the data if I change the .csv file. > > > >I entered several more books in Tellico, then exported again to > >.csv. When I exported I told Tellico to overwrite the existing .csv > >file. Then in Base I clicked on the Refresh button in the toolbar. > >Made no difference. Base still sees only the data from the original > >version of the .csv file. > > If I try to overwrite a connected .csv file (on my Windows system), I > cannot do so whilst the database to which it is connected is > open. Perhaps your .csv file is not actually being updated? If I > close the database and reopen it after modifying the .csv file, the > database table is updated. This may be a solution. I determined that Tellico did, indeed, overwrite the .csv file, even while Base was connected to it. After much gnashing of teeth I finally got Base to update itself, but I had to close and reopen all parts of OOo that were open. > >As an alternative, I tried exporting to a new .csv file, but I > >couldn't find any way to get Base to add this as a new table. That > >is, I could go register it as a new database, but I want all the > >tables in the same database. > > Unless I'm missing something, you do not seem to be able to create > new tables in a database that is connected to an existing file. The > solution is simple: instead of connecting the database to your > original .csv file, create a new database and then import each .csv > file. An easy way to do this is: > o In the database, click on Tables in the Database panel. > o Open the .csv file in Calc. > o Select the required cells in Calc. > o Drag the selected range in Calc to the Tables panel in the lower > part of the database window. > o This brings up the "Copy table" dialogue, which enables you to > select how you want the new table created. > You can repeat this dragging process to create new tables as required. I finally succeeded in doing as you suggest, but instead of dragging it from Calc I copied and pasted between Calc and Base. Thanks for the assistance. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
