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You can also use %PRODUCTNAME Base to connect to external relational databases, such as databases from MySQL or Oracle.</paragraph> 41cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 42cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5864131" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">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> 43cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 44cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 45cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8865016" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Spreadsheet files</paragraph> 46cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 47cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 48cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3786736" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Text files</paragraph> 49cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 50cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 51cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6747337" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Address book data</paragraph> 52cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 53cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 54cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN107C0" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Using a Database in %PRODUCTNAME</paragraph> 55cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 56cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 57cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10838" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">To create a new database file, choose <emph>File - New - Database</emph>.</paragraph> 58cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 59cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 60cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1083B" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">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> 61cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="note" id="par_idN107E7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">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> 62cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 63cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 64cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1084A" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">To open a database file, choose <emph>File - Open</emph>. In the <emph>File type</emph> list box, select to view only "Database documents". Select a database document and click <emph>Open</emph>.</paragraph> 65cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 66cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 67cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics"> 68cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1075F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 69cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_view.xhp#data_view"/> 70cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10767" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_register.xhp#data_register"/> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1076F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_new.xhp#data_new"/> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 77cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10777" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 78cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_tables.xhp#data_tables"/> 79cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 80cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1077F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 81cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_queries.xhp#data_queries"/> 82cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 83cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10787" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 84cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_forms.xhp#data_forms"/> 85cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 86cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1078F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 87cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_reports.xhp#data_reports"/> 88cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 89cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1311990" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 90cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/data_im_export.xhp#data_im_export"/> 91cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10797" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/guide/database_main.xhp#database_main"/> 94cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 95cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN107AD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/explorer/database/menubar.xhp#titletext"/> 97cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN107BB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"> 99cdf0e10cSrcweir<embedvar href="text/shared/explorer/database/toolbars.xhp#toolbars"/> 100cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph> 101cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/04/01020000.xhp#DB_keys"/> 1026f9008d8SAriel Constenla-Haile<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6474806" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><link href="https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Database">Wiki page about Base</link></paragraph> 103cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 104cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 105cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 106