Update: It is correct. Access does not ship with Office for Mac 2004. James M.
James McKenzie wrote: > Let me check my copy of Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive. I was able to > open the .DBF file with Excel and it was properly identified as being a > dBaseIV file. > > James M. > > > oselladore wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Walter A. March" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:46 PM >> Subject: Re: [users] Databases on the Mac (was: BASE problem with database >> downloaded from website) >> >> >> >> >>> James Mckenzie wrote: >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany >>>>> >>>>> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>>>> Sent: Aug 17, 2006 11:29 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [users] BASE problem with database downloaded from website >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> <SNIP> >>> >>> >>>>> That's the usual crux with people knowing only their MS universe: You >>>>> can open dBase files with MS Access, so it must be that you need MS >>>>> Access to open them, right? Wrong. dBase is a (historic, nontheless >>>>> wide-spread) database format. Since it's pretty simple, there are >>>>> zillions of applications able to read/write them. Amongst them, >>>>> Microsoft Access and OpenOffice.org Base. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> It appears that OpenOffice.org for the Mac 2.0.3 cannot open a dBase IV >>>> >>>> >> style file. >> >> >>>> I was able to open it, however, with the trial version of Excel. >>>> >>>> >> Another problem that >> >> >>>> may force Mac users away from OpenOffice.org. I did open an IZ for >>>> >>>> >> this. >> >> >>>> James M. >>>> >>>> >>> I probably should keep quiet but since M$ Access doesnot even EXIST for >>> the Mac, would the fact that BASE can't open some files really stop >>> someone? I would think a bigger game breaker for Mac users would be >>> connectivity to filemaker pro databases >>> >>> WalterAM >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
