| Server IP : 121.121.20.254 / Your IP : 216.73.216.202 Web Server : Microsoft-IIS/10.0 System : Windows NT WEB-SERVER 10.0 build 20348 (Windows Server 2022) AMD64 User : IUSR ( 0) PHP Version : 8.3.28 Disable Function : NONE MySQL : ON | cURL : ON | WGET : OFF | Perl : OFF | Python : OFF | Sudo : OFF | Pkexec : OFF Directory : C:/Program Files/LibreOffice/help/en-US/text/shared/guide/ |
Upload File : |
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" dir="ltr"> <head> <base href="../../../../"> <noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=../../../../en-US/noscript.html"></noscript> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>Importing and Exporting Data in Base </title> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="media/navigation/favicon.ico"> <link type="text/css" href="normalize.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <link type="text/css" href="prism.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <link type="text/css" href="default.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <script type="text/javascript" src="polyfills.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="languages.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/langnames.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="flexsearch.debug.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="prism.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="help2.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="a11y-toggle.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="paginathing.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/bookmarks.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/contents.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="help.js" defer></script><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"> </head> <body> <header id="TopLeftHeader"><a class="symbol" href="en-US/text/shared/05/new_help.html"><div></div></a><a class="logo" href="en-US/text/shared/05/new_help.html"><p dir="auto">LibreOffice 24.2 Help</p></a><div class="dropdowns"><div class="modules"> <button type="button" data-a11y-toggle="modules-nav" id="modules" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="modules-nav">Module</button><nav id="modules-nav" hidden=""></nav> </div></div></header><aside class="leftside"><input id="accordion-1" name="accordion-menu" type="checkbox"><label for="accordion-1" dir="auto">Contents</label><div id="Contents" class="contents-treeview"></div></aside><div id="SearchFrame"><div id="Bookmarks"> <input id="search-bar" type="search" class="search" placeholder="Search in bookmarks for all modules" dir="auto"><div class="nav-container" tabindex="0"><nav class="index" dir="auto"></nav></div> </div></div> <div id="DisplayArea" itemprop="softwareHelp" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/SoftwareApplication"> <a name="bm_id6911546"></a><meta itemprop="keywords" content="databases,importing/exporting"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="importing,databases"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="copying, datasource records in spreadsheets"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="inserting, datasource records in spreadsheets"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="spreadsheets,inserting database records"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="data sources,copying records to spreadsheets"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="pasting,from data sources to LibreOffice Calc"> <h1 id="hd_id4547257" dir="auto"> <a name="data_im_export"></a>Importing and Exporting Data in Base </h1> <p id="par_id2761314" class="paragraph" dir="auto">An easy method to import and export database tables uses Calc as a "helper application".</p> <h2 id="hd_id3912778" dir="auto">Exporting data from Base</h2> <p id="par_id3163853" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You copy a table from Base to a new Calc sheet, then you can save or export the data to any file format that Calc supports.</p> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id121158" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Open the database file that contains the database table to be exported. Click Tables to view the tables, or click Queries to view the queries.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id4644306" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="emph">File - New - Spreadsheet</span>.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id1331217" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the Base window, right-click the name of the table to export. Choose <span class="emph">Copy</span> from the context menu.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3806878" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click cell A1 in the new Calc window, then choose <span class="emph">Edit - Paste</span>.</p> </li> </ol> <p id="par_id130619" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Now you can save or export the data to many file types.</p> <h2 id="hd_id9999694" dir="auto">Importing data to Base</h2> <div class="note"> <div class="noteicon" dir="auto"><img src="media/icon-themes/res/helpimg/note.svg" alt="note" style="width:40px;height:40px;"></div> <div class="notetext"><p id="par_id8494521" dir="auto">You can import text files, spreadsheet files, and your system address book in read-only mode only. </p></div> </div> <br> <div class="note"> <div class="noteicon" dir="auto"><img src="media/icon-themes/res/helpimg/note.svg" alt="note" style="width:40px;height:40px;"></div> <div class="notetext"><p id="par_id9579760" dir="auto">When you import from a text or spreadsheet file, the file must have a first row of header information. The second row of the file is the first valid data row. The format of every field in the second row determines the format for the entire column. Any format information from a spreadsheet file gets lost when importing to Base.</p></div> </div> <br> <div class="note"> <div class="noteicon" dir="auto"><img src="media/icon-themes/res/helpimg/note.svg" alt="note" style="width:40px;height:40px;"></div> <div class="notetext"><p id="par_id325632" dir="auto">For example, to ensure the first column has a text format, you must make sure that the first field of the first valid data row contains text. If a field in the first valid data row contains a number, the whole column is set to number format, and only numbers, no text, will be shown in that column. </p></div> </div> <br> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id2216559" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Open a Base file of the database type that you want. </p> <p id="par_id7869502" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Either create a new Base file using the <a target="_top" href="en-US/text/sdatabase/dabawiz01.html">Database Wizard</a>, or open any existing Base file that is not read-only.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id9852900" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Open the Calc file that contains the data to be imported to Base. You can open a *.dbf dBASE file or many other file types. </p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3791924" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Select the data to be copied to Base. </p> <p id="par_id6173894" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You can enter a range reference like A1:X500 in the Name Box if you don't want to scroll.</p> <p id="par_id533768" class="paragraph" dir="auto">If you copy a dBASE sheet, include the top row that contains the header data.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id5669423" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="emph">Edit - Copy</span>.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3619495" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the Base window, click <span class="emph">Tables</span> to view the tables.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id1175572" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the Base window, choose <span class="emph">Edit - Paste</span>.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id4815820" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You see the Copy Table dialog. Most databases need a primary key, so you may want to check the <span class="emph">Create primary key</span> box.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="tip"> <div class="noteicon" dir="auto"><img src="media/icon-themes/res/helpimg/tip.svg" alt="tip" style="width:40px;height:40px;"></div> <div class="notetext"><p id="par_id2584002" dir="auto">On Windows systems, you can also use drag-and-drop instead of Copy and Paste. Also, for registered databases, you can open the datasource browser (press <span id="swlnsystextsharedguidedata_im_exportxhp_1" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextsharedguidedata_im_exportxhp_1" class="MAC">Command</span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextsharedguidedata_im_exportxhp_1">Ctrl</span></span> + Shift + F4 keys) instead of opening the Base window.</p></div> </div> <br> <a name="relatedtopics"></a><div class="relatedtopics"> <p class="related" itemprop="mentions" dir="auto"><a name="related"></a><span class="emph">Related Topics</span> </p> <div class="relatedbody" itemprop="mentions"> <p id="par_id5871761" class="paragraph" dir="auto"> <a target="_top" href="en-US/text/sdatabase/main.html">Using Databases in LibreOffice Base</a> </p> <p id="par_id6531266" class="paragraph" dir="auto"> <a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/guide/database_main.html">Database Overview</a> </p> <div class="embedded"><p class="embedded" dir="auto"><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/scalc/guide/dbase_files.html">Importing and Exporting dBASE Files</a> </p></div> <div class="embedded"><p class="embedded" dir="auto"><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/scalc/guide/csv_files.html">Opening and Saving Text CSV Files</a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="DonationFrame"></div> <footer><div id="DEBUG" class="debug"> <h3 class="bug">Help content debug info:</h3> <p dir="auto">This page is: <a href="https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/help/source/text/shared/guide/data_im_export.xhp" target="_blank">/text/shared/guide/data_im_export.xhp</a></p> <p dir="auto">Title is: Importing and Exporting Data in Base </p> <p id="bm_module" dir="auto"></p> <p id="bm_system" dir="auto"></p> <p id="bm_HID" dir="auto"></p> </div></footer> </body> </html>