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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




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