On Saturday 24 July 2010 06:09, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
> Question: What is the starting point? I mean, how does the user
> obtain the code? Is this a copy and paste thing

Yes, it's just some Basic, which has to be copypasted from 
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:TJFrazier/WikiBasic

> If desired, this could easily turned
> into an extension with a menu.

This would be rather fine, I think, as it would reduce the amount of 
technical overhead needed to do a - completely different - job for an 
author.

Could you and TJ be so kind and take this job to put the Code into an 
extension?


> You must choose where to store the macros. If the macros are
> frequently used, perhaps they can be stored in the Standard Library.
> My recommendation, however, is that they be stored in a specific
> library. Perhaps I will name the library TJLib.
>
> 1. Use Tools > Macros > Organize Macros > OpenOffice.org Basic to
> open the OOo Basic Macros dialog.
> 2. Click the organizer button to open the macro organizer.
> 3. Click on the Libraries tab.
> 4. Make certain that the Location drop-down displays "My Macros &
> Dialogs". 5. Click the New button. For the library name, use TJLib
> (or pick a more appropriate name).
> 6. Click the Modules tab.
> 7. Select TJLib and expand the entries. There should be a module
> shown as "Module1". In the unlikely event that it does not exist,
> Select TJLib and click on New and create Module1.
> 8. Select Module1 in the TJLib and click Edit to open the Basic IDE.
> 9. In the Basic IDE, copy all of TJ's code and replace what ever is
> already in the IDE.
> 10. There is more than one way to run the macro. Press F5 to run the
> macro. You can also click on the "Run Basic" button in the toolbar.

Thank you for detailed desciption, I added it to the usage instructions 
on TJ's wiki page.

Nino

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