Convert MS Access Forms to OpenOffice OpenBase
Is there a built-in way to do this?
If not, are there 3rd party programs to do this?
If not, are there 3rd party programs to do this?
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If OpenOffice can't do it... is there a non-MS commercial program that can read (and convert I guess) the databases, forms, queries
As from what I've seen, it's a complete rewrite. OpenBase is quite different from Access.
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>>> is there a non-MS commercial program that can read (and convert I guess) the databases, forms, queries
Just seconding Jeff's comment. The forms, queries, reports and code are specific to the MS Access platform, and will have to be redone. Even porting an Access solution to another MS platform such as Visual Studio will involve a major rewrite.
Just seconding Jeff's comment. The forms, queries, reports and code are specific to the MS Access platform, and will have to be redone. Even porting an Access solution to another MS platform such as Visual Studio will involve a major rewrite.
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<<Make sure you want to go down the path of OpenOffice before diving in head first.>>
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Really dig into Open Office to get a feel for the effort and feasibility of developing solutions as robust as your Access databases.
I had one client ask me to develop a few Open Office database solutions. He ultimately had me rewrite a couple of the more complex solutions in Access. That was a few years ago and things may have changed, but Open Office at that time did not have the same capabilities as Access.
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Really dig into Open Office to get a feel for the effort and feasibility of developing solutions as robust as your Access databases.
I had one client ask me to develop a few Open Office database solutions. He ultimately had me rewrite a couple of the more complex solutions in Access. That was a few years ago and things may have changed, but Open Office at that time did not have the same capabilities as Access.
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Opening the .mdb file in OpenBase reads the databases. But, the forms and queries don't seem to show.