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databases; connecting (Base) mw moved databases;formats (base) to shared/explorer/database/dabawiz00.xhp Database Selection Creates a new database, opens a database file, or connects to an existing database.

Create a new database Select to create a new database. This option uses the HSQL database engine with default settings. The final page of the wizard appears next. External web page about HSQL. Open an existing database file Select to open a database file from a list of recently used files or from a file selection dialog. Recently used Select a database file to open from the list of recently used files. Click Finish to open the file immediately and to exit the wizard. Open Opens a file selection dialog where you can select a database file. Click Open or OK in the file selection dialog to open the file immediately and to exit the wizard. Connect to an existing database Select to create a database document for an existing database connection. Database type Select the database type for the existing database connection. The Outlook, Evolution, KDE Address Book, and Seamonkey database types do not need additional information. For other database types, the wizard contains additional pages to specify the required information. The next wizard page is one of the following pages: Set up text file connection Set up Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access 2007 connection Set up LDAP connection Set up ADO connection Set up JDBC connection Set up Oracle database connection MySQL settings ODBC settings Set up Spreadsheet connection