.dbf File Extension

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ThomC Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6	.dbf File Extension 08/20/2008 8:19 AM
	My company just switched to the newest version of office and XL no longer shows .dbf as a "save as" file extension. other that using the old version of office, does anyone know the best way to save in this extension?
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#1 Re: .dbf file extension 08/20/2008 8:26 AM
	If there's no way from Excel, there are plenty of converters around for free download - google for .dbf converter. May be easiest to save as .csv rather than .xls __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 4395 Good Answers: 230	#2 Re: .dbf File Extension 08/20/2008 6:20 PM
	Hello ThomC You could always go and use Open Office, which is compatible with M$ Office and all major productivity software suites. Open Office is also Multi-Language, nearly 100 language localisation projects, with over 70 supported languages currently available The free and open productivity suite Because Open Office is always Open Source, you will not have to pay to Download and use it. Many corporations and Governments are now using Open Office. Refer: http://www.openoffice.org/ Perhaps that may help you and others, also save you a bundle, by not having to pay for all those upgrades. Kind Regards.... __________________ "The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time" - SparkY
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dadw5boys Guru Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Piney Flats, Tennessee Posts: 1740 Good Answers: 23	#3 Re: .dbf File Extension 08/20/2008 11:38 PM
	I think there is a office download to change the files to word or excel . __________________ If you never do anything you never have problems.
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Gasman Commentator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western flank of the Pennines in Lancashire England Posts: 93 Good Answers: 8	#4 Re: .dbf File Extension 08/21/2008 8:26 AM
	File type.dbf is a database file and MS Access will open it. You can then either save it again in .dbf or to the new MS format .db1. As far as I am aware Excel will not save in .dbf If you do not have the professional version of MS Office 2007 you may not have MS Access and will not be able to open or save the file. Check with your IT dept.
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