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Importing and Exporting Data in Text Format  If you want to
exchange data with a database that does not have an ODBC link
and does not allow dBase import and export, you can use a common
text format.  Importing Data Into  To exchange data in a text
format use the Calc import/export filter.    1. Export the
desired data from the source database in a text format. The CSV
text format is recommended. This format separates data fields by
using delimiters such as commas or semi-colons, and separates
records by inserting line breaks.    2. Choose File - Open and
click the file to import.    3. Select "Text CSV" from the File
type combo box. Click Open.    4. The Text Import dialog
appears. Decide which data to include from the text document.
Once the data is in a Calc spreadsheet, you can edit it as
needed. Save the data as a data source:    • Save the current
Calc spreadsheet in dBase format in the folder of a dBase
database. To do this, choose File - Save