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You may obtain a copy of 20 * the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 . 21 --> 22 23 24 <helpdocument version="1.0"> 25<meta> 26<topic id="textsharedexplorerdatabasemainxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">%PRODUCTNAME Database</title> 28<filename>/text/sdatabase/main.xhp</filename> 29</topic> 30</meta> 31<body> 32<section id="database"> 33<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id8622089"><bookmark_value>databases;main page (Base)</bookmark_value> 34<bookmark_value>$[officename] Base data sources</bookmark_value> 35<bookmark_value>data sources;$[officename] Base</bookmark_value> 36</bookmark><comment>mw changed "Base,..."</comment><paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10579" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><variable id="base"><link href="text/sdatabase/main.xhp">Using Databases in %PRODUCTNAME Base</link> 37</variable></paragraph> 38<embed href="text/shared/06/youtubevideos.xhp#whatisit"/> 39<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN107BD" xml-lang="en-US">In %PRODUCTNAME Base, you can access data that is stored in a wide variety of database file formats. %PRODUCTNAME Base natively supports some flat file database formats, such as the dBASE format. You can also use %PRODUCTNAME Base to connect to external relational databases, such as databases from MySQL or Oracle.</paragraph> 40</section> 41<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5864131" xml-lang="en-US">The following database types are read-only types in %PRODUCTNAME Base. From within %PRODUCTNAME Base it is not possible to change the database structure or to edit, insert, and delete database records for these database types:</paragraph> 42<list type="unordered"> 43<listitem> 44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8865016" xml-lang="en-US">Spreadsheet files</paragraph> 45</listitem> 46<listitem> 47<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3786736" xml-lang="en-US">Text files</paragraph> 48</listitem> 49<listitem> 50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6747337" xml-lang="en-US">Address book data</paragraph> 51</listitem> 52</list> 53<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN107C0" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Using a Database in %PRODUCTNAME</paragraph> 54<list type="unordered"> 55<listitem> 56<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10838" xml-lang="en-US">To create a new database file, choose <emph>File - New - Database</emph>.</paragraph> 57</listitem> 58</list> 59<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1083B" xml-lang="en-US">The <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/dabawiz00.xhp">Database Wizard</link> helps you to create a database file and to register a new database within %PRODUCTNAME.</paragraph> 60<paragraph role="note" id="par_idN107E7" xml-lang="en-US">The database file contains queries, reports, and forms for the database as well as a link to the database where the records are stored. Formatting information is also stored in the database file.</paragraph> 61<list type="unordered"> 62<listitem> 63<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1084A" xml-lang="en-US">To open a database file, choose <emph>File - Open</emph>. In the <emph>File type</emph> list box, select to view only "Database documents". 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