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False alarm ---- found it

The how-to-guide 30516 "how to create and use an sqlite database" has the instruction === put specialFolderPath("documents") & into tDatabasePath. I think the end objective is to give a path to the database to be used. What I don't understand is what this instruction would do that.

raymond62, based on your screen shot it look like you tried to connect to a HSQLDB (Libreoffice Base ie .odb) database .... any success ?? Also, AxWald mentioned a "driver", would that be a OS (Linux Driver ??), if so, wouldn't it already be there since LO Base uses it.

richmond62: you are absolutely correct, my question should have been can LC connect to a HSQLDB embedded data base. So, does anyone know if it can ? The "Firebird Embedded" is not listed as a option in my Linux version of Linux Mint

Has anyone tried to connect a LiveCode card(s) to a Libreoffice / OpenOffice database If yes, examples would be fantastic

Sparkout ---- That DID IT ---- thanks a lot

I REALLY want to try LiveCode ( I was a Hypercard programmer several decades ago ), and the first problem raised it's head. Being a 32 bit machine I had to download a ".x86" (successfully downloaded)' the problem is how to RUN it. When "open" a dialog pops up stating ".x86 "has no known programs ass...