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    Importing LebreOffice .ODT Base data files


    Can LebreOffice ODT files be imported to Access?

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    From what I read https://www.howtogeek.com/765461/wha...-you-open-one/, this is a document file similar to Word docx file. docx is not a data file and not importable and I would expect same case for odt.
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    Quote Originally Posted by June7 View Post
    From what I read https://www.howtogeek.com/765461/wha...-you-open-one/, this is a document file similar to Word docx file. docx is not a data file and not importable and I would expect same case for odt.
    The file I have and would like to import to Access is a LibreOffice database file.

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    Okay, from LibreOffice site:

    Base is a full-featured desktop database front end, designed to meet the needs of a broad array of users. Base caters to power users and enterprise requirements, providing native-support drivers for some of the most widely employed multi-user database engines: MySQL/MariaDB, Adabas D, MS Access and PostgreSQL. In addition, the built-in support for JDBC- and ODBC-standard drivers allows you to connect to virtually any other existing database engine as well.

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    Can Libre Office Open MDB?
    You actually do not open an .mdb file with LibreOffice. LibreOffice contains Base. This is a front end (not a database) which can connect to various databases.

    If you can't connect via import/export wizard or maybe ODBC driver, than no, cannot import to Access.
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    Looks like the only way to do it is to export the individual tables from the .ODB file as CSV (text) and import them into a new Access file.
    https://www.file-extensions.org/convert-odb-to-accdb
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