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------- Additional comments from vreid47...@openoffice.org Tue Aug 11 19:19:34 +0000 2009 ------- By far, the database application that I've used over the years that was easiest to create macros for was Lotus Approach, which was part of Lotus Smart Suite. This product had an extensive macro creation "guide/wizard" that make it very simple for non-programmers to do basic automation tasks using macros. Since IBM/Lotus is implementing Lotus Symphony to replace Lotus Smart Suite, they may be interested in this issue also. In addition, I agree with safway. The macros or code generator or whatever the end product is needs to be based on good coding practices that use stable API's, not half-off hacks that may not work from version to version. Also, there are two extensions by Roberto Benitez: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/SwitchBoard and http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/BaseTools that provide some of the base macro creation and switchboard creation functionality that needs to be included. I believe that this code could be added to and made accessible in a user-friendly set of rapid application development wizards to get some of the needed functionality into the Base product. This functionality could even be maintained as an extension and installed like the Sun Report Builder. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: issues-unsubscr...@dba.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@dba.openoffice.org
