Why no "Import from CSV" wizard?
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:50 am
Hello,
I need to build a desktop database app that must allow users to periodically import some data from CSV files. In an attempt to get rid of MS Access, I thought I'd give OO another try.
Is there any sane reason that, after several years of further development, OpenOffice Base still has no obvious way to import/export CSV data?
The lack of such a basic requirement is so bizarre as to be unfathomable.
Although it's totally unusable for our workflow, out of curiosity, I did try the Calc cut-and-paste kludge. It froze me machine. (Too many fields, too many rows.)
P.S. Again, out of curiosity, are there any CSV import tricks I should know about?
I need to build a desktop database app that must allow users to periodically import some data from CSV files. In an attempt to get rid of MS Access, I thought I'd give OO another try.
Is there any sane reason that, after several years of further development, OpenOffice Base still has no obvious way to import/export CSV data?
The lack of such a basic requirement is so bizarre as to be unfathomable.
Although it's totally unusable for our workflow, out of curiosity, I did try the Calc cut-and-paste kludge. It froze me machine. (Too many fields, too many rows.)
P.S. Again, out of curiosity, are there any CSV import tricks I should know about?