Comments on: OpenOffice Base and MS Access Files

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:18:21 +0000

Thanks for your advice, Matthew. I’ve been trying to convert a database for a while, but nothing worked. I tried your suggestion and it works perfectly!

By: Twanda

Twanda — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:09:59 +0000

Thanks for posting Matthew. That worked for me except after dragging and dropping into calc, I had to copy from calc n ‘paste special’, then select ‘text’ from the box that appeared. I wouldn’t have figured that out without you. I read many posts and none of the directions worked. Thanks a million for sharing.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:19:26 +0000

I know this is old, but for anyone seeking the answer to this, do the following:

Open up Calc (Spreadsheet)
In Base, select “Tables” tab and click/drag the table you want to the blank Calc page.
Save as Excel (.xls) file
Import in Access
Voila!

By: Benjamin Horst

Benjamin Horst — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:41:04 +0000

From what I understand, MS Access cannot read OpenOffice Base files. And it seems unlikely that Microsoft will make the effort to become compatible here.

I don’t think that Base can save files in Access format, either.

Unfortunately, I don’t have access to Access to test these questions thoroughly myself.

I suggest searching or asking the question on the OpenOffice forum to see if someone with more experience and knowledge in this area can help: http://www.oooforum.org/

By: Nelson Greenleaves

Nelson Greenleaves — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:07:56 +0000

I have recently installed OpenOffice on my Mac. Since installing, I have been wondering if it is possible to convert files created in OpenOffice Base to MS Access format. Moreover, will Base format files open in Access?

Any feedback/relevent information would be greatly appreciated.

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Nelson Greenleave