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Back in the '90's using DBase3, I created some DBF files, and want to import them as Tables into a new LO Base using MySQL. They do open in LO, but as spreadsheet files, with first row defining the field Title and Field Type for each column.

If I creata Table with fields matching the spreadsheet columns, is there a simple way to append the spreadsheet rows into the new Table?

Connect a Base document to your dBase directory.
Connect another Base document to your MySQL database.
Copy a table icon in the dBase database, select the corresponding icon in the MySQLDB and paste. Choose "Append data" and the right order of columns.
Mind the right order of dependencies. Primary keys first, then the related foreign keys.

Sorry Villeroy,
I found a solution, and had deleted the post.

My solution was to open the DBF as a spreadsheet, Edit/copy all the rows, go to tables in the database, and Edit/paste as a new Table. This option only appears when you are in tables in the database, which is why I was having trouble. I was looking for a File/Import type command.

Thanks for your reply, and sorry for wasting your time

If you open dBase tables with Calc or Base should not make a difference, however I would recommend to create a new MySQL database first because MySQL supports different features and data types than dBase.