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Microsoft Access and other Microsoft products are not among the
choices if you are using Linux. In our example, we chose dBASE.
Figure 261: Registering a database using the Database Wizard
3) Click Next. Type the path to the database file or click Browse
and use the Open dialog to navigate to and select the database
file before clicking Open.
4) Click Next. Select Yes, register the database for me, but clear the
checkbox marked Open the database for editing.
5) Click Finish. Name and save the database in the location of your
choice. Note: changes made to the *.odb do not affect the original
dBASE file.
Once a data source has been registered, it can be used by any OOo
component (for example Calc).
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