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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" xml-lang="en-US">Importing and Exporting Data in Text Format</title> +<filename>/text/shared/guide/data_dbase2office.xhp</filename> +</topic> +</meta> +<body> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" 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> +<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154824" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><variable id="data_dbase2office"><link href="text/shared/guide/data_dbase2office.xhp" name="Importing and Exporting Data in Text Format">Importing and Exporting Data in Text Format</link> +</variable></paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147088" xml-lang="en-US">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> +<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145313" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Importing Data into $[officename]</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147275" xml-lang="en-US">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" xml-lang="en-US">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" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>File - </emph><link href="text/shared/01/01020000.xhp" name="Open"><emph>Open</emph></link> and click the file to import.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id1977904" xml-lang="en-US">Select "Text CSV" from the <emph>File type</emph> combo box. Click <emph>Open</emph>.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150771" xml-lang="en-US">The <link href="text/shared/00/00000208.xhp" name="Text Import"><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" xml-lang="en-US">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" xml-lang="en-US">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> +<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150400" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Exporting in CSV Text Format</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154140" xml-lang="en-US">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" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>File - Save as</emph>.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154216" xml-lang="en-US">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" xml-lang="en-US">This opens the <link href="text/shared/00/00000207.xhp" name="dBase Export"><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> +<embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/> +<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></body> +</helpdocument> |