To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=74557 Issue #|74557 Summary|Importing external data Component|Spreadsheet Version|OOo 2.1 Platform|Other URL| OS/Version|Windows XP Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|FEATURE Priority|P3 Subcomponent|open-import Assigned to|spreadsheet Reported by|xandros1
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Feb 14 20:34:09 +0000 2007 ------- When linking to external data online, a graphical user interface (i.e. web browser) is needed for obtaining information from the web. I would like to download stock qoutes from the internet, but when I link to the web page from calc I get a list of about 50 tables to choose from. This is not user friendly. Look at how Excel handles importing data from the internet. They give you a web browser from within Excel that will highlight all the tables that have data that is available for downloading. This way you can see which table you want instead of having to guess the text number of it. Try this example in Excel: Go to: Data> Import external data> new web query: Here you will see a browser opened up that allows you to search the internet for the info you want to import. You can see yellow arrows at the corners of each graph or table allowing you to select the data. Ooo needs this kind of an import feature for external data. The lines of text used in OOo link to external data are simply not adequate. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
