> I see. The best idea I have is to keep a local copy of the file each > time the document is sent to the server and when the document is closed > load the copy of the document (in hidden mode), change the time and sent > *this* document to the server.
Unhappyly, the user should be able to travel with the document between folders and with this solution he would have to travel with the document copies each time he moves the original document. This would not be a clear solution :( > In future versions of OOo we will be able to change the metadata of a > document without loading the whole file, just with loading and storing > only the metadata. So if you now store your document editing time as > custom metadata (a new feature in OOo2) you can speed up your workflow a > lot once the feature will be available. Any ideas on which version will have this feature? Thank you a lot for your answers... On 12/14/05, Mathias Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fabricio Lemos wrote: > >> Why don't you update the editing time when the document is stored by the > >> user instead of waiting until he closes the document? In this case the > >> correct time gets stored along with all the changes the user wants. Of > >> course you will not keep track of the time that the user works on the > >> document but then discards his work, but do you want to count this time? > > > > Yes, I need to count this time. By the way, I need to keep track of > > all the time the document stays open, whether the user edit (change) > > it or not. > > > >> And are you really sure that the OOo internal editing time isn't good > >> enough for you? If you can use the OOo internal counter it will be > >> stored each time anyway and you don't need to do anything on your side. > > > > It doesn´t work for me because the internal editing time is updated > > only when, and if, the document is saved and doesn´t register the time > > the document was open without being edited. > > I see. The best idea I have is to keep a local copy of the file each > time the document is sent to the server and when the document is closed > load the copy of the document (in hidden mode), change the time and sent > *this* document to the server. > > In future versions of OOo we will be able to change the metadata of a > document without loading the whole file, just with loading and storing > only the metadata. So if you now store your document editing time as > custom metadata (a new feature in OOo2) you can speed up your workflow a > lot once the feature will be available. > > Best regards, > Mathias > > -- > Mathias Bauer - OpenOffice.org Application Framework Project Lead > Please reply to the list only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a spam sink. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
