RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on save

2012-03-27 Thread John Valance 
We have upgraded to 3.4.6 and the problem seems to be fixed so far. Since
this was an intermittent problem, I will keep my fingers crossed (and make
copies of files before changing them) for now. But it looks like this is
fixed - I'm able to save the same documents without losing any information
that were not working with 3.4.3. 

Thanks to those who replied on this topic.

- John V.


-Original Message-
From: Alexander Thurgood [mailto:alex.thurg...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:23 AM
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on
save

Le 27/03/12 00:31, John Valance a écrit :

Hi John,


 The problem I'm having is, when I save my odt file, Writer is erasing 
 all of the FreeMarker expressions which are the content of these
text-input tags.
 So what you would see in content.xml after this happens, is text-input 
 tags with no content, like this:
 
 text:text-input text:description=jooscript/text:text-input
 
  

Open a bug report against Writer, with the detailed description you've given
above and sample documents where we can compare the XML output of both (I
know you've described it, but still, better to have an example).
The problem that we may have is being able to confirm it without an
identical setup to yours.


Alex


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[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on save

2012-03-26 Thread John Valance 
I am using LibreOffice Writer to format templates for use with JODReports.
These templates are used to generate work order forms for a Natural Gas
Utility, merging database content from a DB2 database. This is a great, low
cost solution for report generation. However, I'm am having a major problem
with what appears to be a bug in Writer, which is causing all of my embedded
scripts to be erased when I save my templates. This is an intermittent
problem - it doesn't happen on every save. But when it does, I lose all my
embedded fields (more than two dozen of them!), and I have to revisit each
field and re-enter the scripting code which indicates the field name to
merge from the data source. This is extremely frustrating and costly in
terms of redoing work and not being able to change formatting in the
templates. If we don't find a solution we will have to abandon LibreOffice
and hope that OpenOffice or MS Word are more stable solutions. 

 

The method for inserting a merge field is: Insert / Fields / Other. (or
Ctrl+F2), select Functions tab, then click Input Field, then click OK. For
Reference, enter 'JOOScript', then click Insert. A dialog box appears,
where you enter the FreeMarker expression that refers to the data field to
merge, in a format like: ${field-name}. This is described here:
http://jodreports.sourceforge.net/?q=node/24 

 

This will insert into the content.xml (within the zipped .odt file) a tag
like this:

text:text-input
text:description=jooscript${WO.WO_ENTRY_DATE}/text:text-input

 

The problem I'm having is, when I save my odt file, Writer is erasing all of
the FreeMarker expressions which are the content of these text-input tags.
So what you would see in content.xml after this happens, is text-input tags
with no content, like this:

text:text-input text:description=jooscript/text:text-input

 

Anyone else have a similar problem, or know of a solution? Any help is much
appreciated. 

 

Many thanks,

 

John Valance

JValance Consulting

802-355-4024

 


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RE: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on save

2012-03-26 Thread John Valance 
Tom, 
I could not find an AutoSave option. I see Save Auto Recovery information
every X minutes, which was checked on. I turned this off. No difference. 

Right now I cannot save at all without losing all my FreeMarker content in
JOO Scripts, even if I save without making any changes. I went a full day
last week with no problems and actually got some work done, successfully
saving dozens of times. I have no idea what triggered this problem again. 

Thanks
John


-Original Message-
From: Tom Davies [mailto:tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk] 
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:10 PM
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on
save

Hi :)
Do you have Auto-save on?  That seems to create a problem with images
sometimes, intermittently in the way you describe, although it's quite rare
so there are probably other factors involved too.  

Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Mon, 26/3/12, John Valance jvala...@sprynet.com wrote:

From: John Valance jvala...@sprynet.com
Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on
save
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Monday, 26 March, 2012, 23:31

I am using LibreOffice Writer to format templates for use with JODReports.
These templates are used to generate work order forms for a Natural Gas
Utility, merging database content from a DB2 database. This is a great, low
cost solution for report generation. However, I'm am having a major problem
with what appears to be a bug in Writer, which is causing all of my embedded
scripts to be erased when I save my templates. This is an intermittent
problem - it doesn't happen on every save. But when it does, I lose all my
embedded fields (more than two dozen of them!), and I have to revisit each
field and re-enter the scripting code which indicates the field name to
merge from the data source. This is extremely frustrating and costly in
terms of redoing work and not being able to change formatting in the
templates. If we don't find a solution we will have to abandon LibreOffice
and hope that OpenOffice or MS Word are more stable solutions. 

 

The method for inserting a merge field is: Insert / Fields / Other. (or
Ctrl+F2), select Functions tab, then click Input Field, then click OK. 
Ctrl+For
Reference, enter 'JOOScript', then click Insert. A dialog box appears,
where you enter the FreeMarker expression that refers to the data field to
merge, in a format like: ${field-name}. This is described here:
http://jodreports.sourceforge.net/?q=node/24 

 

This will insert into the content.xml (within the zipped .odt file) a tag
like this:

text:text-input
text:description=jooscript${WO.WO_ENTRY_DATE}/text:text-input

 

The problem I'm having is, when I save my odt file, Writer is erasing all of
the FreeMarker expressions which are the content of these text-input tags.
So what you would see in content.xml after this happens, is text-input tags
with no content, like this:

text:text-input text:description=jooscript/text:text-input

 

Anyone else have a similar problem, or know of a solution? Any help is much
appreciated. 

 

Many thanks,

 

John Valance

JValance Consulting

802-355-4024

 


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RE: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on save

2012-03-26 Thread John Valance 
Dan,
Thanks for your reply. My answers to your questions are below.

1) What version of LO are you using? (3.4.6, perhaps 3.51) 3.4.6 is a better 
version for business purposes.
A: We are currently using LibreOffice 3.4.3 - OOO340m1 (Build:302). I am trying 
to get my sysadmin to update to a more current version. I will shoot for 3.4.6

2) What operating system are you using? 
A: Running on Windows Server Enterprise, SP2.

3) Have you tried to save a document as a template? Templates as I understand 
them are not .odt files. They are .ott files when created by Writer as text 
templates.
A: My understanding is document templates have nothing to do with JODReport 
templates. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe .ott files would be used as a 
base when creating a new .odt file. I used the term template in a more generic 
sense, in that the layout of the page provided by Writer, together with the 
FreeMarker codes, form a template for generating a final PDF file by 
JODReports. JODReports uses a specific naming convention for searching for the 
right file to use. You specify a prefix, like wo_print, and a suffix 
indicating the output format, such as wo_print.pdf, and JOD will search for 
wo_print -template.odt as the template, and it will generate a PDF named 
wo_print.pdf.

Thanks for your thoughts. Any others are much appreciated.

John


-Original Message-
From: Dan Lewis [mailto:elderdanle...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:03 PM
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer is erasing JOOScripts on 
save

On Mon, 2012-03-26 at 18:31 -0400, John Valance wrote:
 I am using LibreOffice Writer to format templates for use with JODReports.
 These templates are used to generate work order forms for a Natural 
 Gas Utility, merging database content from a DB2 database. This is a 
 great, low cost solution for report generation. However, I'm am having 
 a major problem with what appears to be a bug in Writer, which is 
 causing all of my embedded scripts to be erased when I save my 
 templates. This is an intermittent problem - it doesn't happen on 
 every save. But when it does, I lose all my embedded fields (more than 
 two dozen of them!), and I have to revisit each field and re-enter the 
 scripting code which indicates the field name to merge from the data 
 source. This is extremely frustrating and costly in terms of redoing 
 work and not being able to change formatting in the templates. If we 
 don't find a solution we will have to abandon LibreOffice and hope that 
 OpenOffice or MS Word are more stable solutions.
 
 The method for inserting a merge field is: Insert / Fields / Other. 
 (or
 Ctrl+F2), select Functions tab, then click Input Field, then click OK. 
 Ctrl+For
 Reference, enter 'JOOScript', then click Insert. A dialog box 
 appears, where you enter the FreeMarker expression that refers to the 
 data field to merge, in a format like: ${field-name}. This is described here:
 http://jodreports.sourceforge.net/?q=node/24
 
 This will insert into the content.xml (within the zipped .odt file) a 
 tag like this:
 
 text:text-input
 text:description=jooscript${WO.WO_ENTRY_DATE}/text:text-input
 
 The problem I'm having is, when I save my odt file, Writer is erasing 
 all of the FreeMarker expressions which are the content of these text-input 
 tags.
 So what you would see in content.xml after this happens, is text-input 
 tags with no content, like this:
 
 text:text-input text:description=jooscript/text:text-input
 
 Anyone else have a similar problem, or know of a solution? Any help is 
 much appreciated.
 
 Many thanks,
 
 John Valance
 
 JValance Consulting
 
 802-355-4024
 

Three questions to begin with:
1) What version of LO are you using? (3.4.6, perhaps 3.51) 3.4.6 is a better 
version for business purposes.
2) What operating system are you using? 
3) Have you tried to save a document as a template? Templates as I understand 
them are not .odt files. They are .ott files when created by Writer as text 
templates.

--Dan



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