Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

Hi Roberto,

Roberto Scotti schrieb:
> the site  http://www.libreoffice.org/features/base/   states
> "... provides native-support drivers for some of the most-widely
> employed multi-user database engines: MySQL, Adabas D, MS Access..."
>
> When I open Base if I choose to "connect to an existing database" the
> list of available drivers doesn't include MS Access (or JET), it
> includes only:
> JDBC
> JDBC Oracle
> Adabas D
> Foglio elettronico
> dBASE
> Testo
> MySQL
> ODBC

You can try to use ODBC, 
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Connecting_to_Microsoft_Access. 
But you will get mostly read access and you cannot use reports or forms 
from Access.

Why do you need the connection?

Kind regards
Regina

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