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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Sep 14 14:52:30 -0700 2006 ------- So, the behavior is different with CSV files than .xls. With .xls, Base only allows me to select Queries, Forms, and Reports, but you can select Tables. >I am not sure there should be an error message at all, as there is really no >error IMO. When you create a Base file of type TEXT, dBf, or SpreadSheet you >aren't actually linking the tables into the Base document. Instead you are just >connecting to a specific directory. The content of that directory can change >between invocations, or during even, an open session An error message (a minimal solution) would at least explain to the confused user why it is not possible to access Tables. People generally expect an application to either obey a command or provide an explanation why it cannot. In this case, the reason can very much be not intuitive. What if someone else deleted your spreadsheet, for example? A non-technical person be scratching his head for a long time. Also, there seems to be only two ways to recover the Base document 1. Re-create the Base document from scratch, but that loses queries and column formatting. 2. Put a new spreadsheet in the same directory with the same file name, but that's neither convenient, intuitive, nor always possible. For example, what if the path refers to removable media or a network location that is no longer available? However, if the Tables Database Object were accessible, then the user could 1. Right click the table 2. Database->Properties 3. Provide the new path 4. Move on with life --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
