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Access 2013 - Dbase (.dbf) Table Import option
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I need to be able to import read/write Dbase dbf tables - yes they are still around so why has the standard option that was in Access 2010 gone?
I have seen mention of ISAM, which is gobbledegook to me. So please a simple answer - what do I need to install or change and how do I do it?
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Anonymous
2015-07-15T14:53:36+00:00 This is old, but I found it in a search as I too have to support access to dbase for tabular data and GIS (shapefile) support. Thanks for your honesty. I hope Microsoft includes in their research and valuation of support costs, the cost of losing customers to Linux. Not that it matters to you, but because of these very things, I have been researching just that. Zorin has been working well for me. GIS support was my last hold back from migrating away from Windows. Now QQGIS runs on Linux exactly as it does on Windows. This is my last workstation/Windows. Not that Microsoft cares.
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Anonymous
2015-07-15T15:02:19+00:00 As a consultant, I now find myself, more often, guiding projects and consulting clients away from Microsoft products for exactly the reasons starting this thread. I find myself 'deprecating' Microsoft more often as I get disgusted with their mentality that they can corral and drive users into what they want instead of what the customer wants. It never works in the long run Microsoft. Thee are plenty of business model failures out there as examples.
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Anonymous
2015-10-12T22:32:43+00:00 Try Excel 2013 - open excel open file and when selecting file format look for "dBase Files".