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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 05:54:39 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 05:54:39 +0000 |
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diff --git a/helpcontent2/source/text/shared/guide/data_dbase2office.xhp b/helpcontent2/source/text/shared/guide/data_dbase2office.xhp new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c2d021a78c --- /dev/null +++ b/helpcontent2/source/text/shared/guide/data_dbase2office.xhp @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + * This file is part of the LibreOffice project. + * + * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + * + * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice: + * + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more + * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed + * with this work for additional information regarding copyright + * ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache + * License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file + * except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of + * the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 . + --> +<helpdocument version="1.0"> +<meta> +<topic id="textsharedguidedata_dbase2officexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> +<title id="tit">Importing and Exporting Data in Text Format</title> +<filename>/text/shared/guide/data_dbase2office.xhp</filename> +</topic> +</meta> +<body> +<bookmark branch="index" id="bm_id3157896"><bookmark_value>databases; text formats</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>text formats; databases</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>importing; tables in text format</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>exporting; spreadsheets to text format</bookmark_value> +</bookmark> +<h1 id="hd_id3154824"><variable id="data_dbase2office"><link href="text/shared/guide/data_dbase2office.xhp">Importing and Exporting Data in Text Format</link> +</variable></h1> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147088">If you want to exchange data with a database that does not have an ODBC link and does not allow dBASE import and export, you can use a common text format.</paragraph> +<h2 id="hd_id3145313">Importing Data into $[officename]</h2> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147275">To exchange data in a text format use the $[officename] Calc import/export filter.</paragraph> +<list type="ordered"> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145382">Export the desired data from the source database in a text format. The CSV text format is recommended. This format separates data fields by using delimiters such as commas or semi-colons, and separates records by inserting line breaks.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153821">Choose <emph>File - </emph><link href="text/shared/01/01020000.xhp"><emph>Open</emph></link> and click the file to import.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id1977904">Select "Text CSV" from the <emph>File type</emph> combo box. Click <emph>Open</emph>.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150771">The <link href="text/shared/00/00000208.xhp"><emph>Text Import</emph></link> dialog appears. Decide which data to include from the text document.</paragraph> +</listitem> +</list> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150986">Once the data is in a $[officename] Calc spreadsheet, you can edit it as needed. Save the data as a $[officename] data source:</paragraph> +<list type="unordered"> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149762">Save the current $[officename] Calc spreadsheet in dBASE format in the folder of a dBASE database. To do this, choose <emph>File - Save As</emph>, then select the <emph>File type</emph> "dBASE" and the folder of the dBASE database.</paragraph> +</listitem> +</list> +<h2 id="hd_id3150400">Exporting in CSV Text Format</h2> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154140">You can export the current $[officename] spreadsheet in a text format which can be read by many other applications.</paragraph> +<list type="ordered"> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3152933">Choose <emph>File - Save as</emph>.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154216">In <emph>File type</emph> select the filter "Text CSV". Enter a file name and click <emph>Save</emph>.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154908">This opens the <link href="text/shared/00/00000207.xhp"><emph>Export of text files</emph></link> dialog, in which you can select the character set, field delimiter and text delimiter. Click <emph>OK</emph>. A warning informs you that only the active sheet was saved.</paragraph> +</listitem> +</list> + +<section id="relatedtopics"> +<embed href="text/shared/guide/data_im_export.xhp#data_im_export"/> +<switch select="appl"> +<case select="CALC"><embed href="text/scalc/guide/dbase_files.xhp#dbase_files"/></case> +</switch> +</section> +</body> +</helpdocument> |