[libreoffice-users] Re: Headless mode examples for socket and pipe methods.

2012-02-29 Thread Andreas Säger
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Headless mode examples for socket and pipe methods.

2012-02-29 Thread Harry Simons
Looks, like you want me to read the code which I was trying to very much avoid. It is still not clear from the soffice --help or from the various posts that I have combed so far if it is or is not possible to specify a connection string to a headless listening soffice server. I mean, does one

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: increase testing to improve quality

2012-02-29 Thread e-letter
On 29/02/2012, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: There is a web page which describes manual testing: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Testing/Manual_Tests. Clearly, there are insufficient testers... Clearly: quote IMPORTANT: Obsoleted by Litmus Litmus is a useful tool for organizing

[libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 29/02/12 07:43, Andreas Säger a écrit : Hi all, Base is best when you ignore most of its tools and helpers relying entirely on your own skills and on the capabilities of the underlying database driver. I wish it were otherwise, but sadly, well said. Alex -- For unsubscribe

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreO-Base report layout problem

2012-02-29 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 29/02/12 00:25, Pertti Rönnberg a écrit : Hi Pertti, My intention is to have the report's name and the column headings page number on the first page (= sections 'Report Header' 'Page Header' visible) and only column headings page number(s) on the next pages (= section 'Page

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread drew jensen
On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 12:26 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 29/02/12 07:43, Andreas Säger a écrit : Hi all, Base is best when you ignore most of its tools and helpers relying entirely on your own skills and on the capabilities of the underlying database driver. I wish it

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread drew jensen
On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 12:45 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 29/02/12 12:40, drew jensen a écrit : *laughing*...I'll be damned, I was tempted to say exactly that, pulled it back at that last second - but yes that is about it. Honestly - I stopped advising anyone to use Base for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
Create a brand new database (relational, embedded HSQLDB). Drag the table icons from your dBase connection into the new database. Doing this now. It lets me select all tables, but when I drag then it only brings over one :-( And HSQL seems to require index names to be unique at the database

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
perhaps able to include some aspects of the spreadsheet paradigm to data manipulation. That's an interesting thought. What sorts of aspects do you have in mind? Mark Stanton -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread drew jensen
On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 13:36 +, e-letter wrote: On 29/02/2012, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Almost nothing has changed since then, except for fixing things that should have been working right from the start 9 years ago. The Base developers wasted too much time with useless

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 Templates

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It might be worth renaming your User Profile https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile It would be great to save a copy somewhere safe and far away from where LO will look for it, perhaps in your My Documents folder.  Hopefully the 3.4 will start up just fine after

[libreoffice-users] Re: Parameterised query

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
B*m! :-( Fixed it. Wrong SQL mode selected, it seems. Sorry. Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
Yes - It's one at a time. Hmm, a shame but plausible. And HSQL seems to require index names to be unique at the database level not the table level, is that right? Yes. Isn't that a little... Non-standard? Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread drew jensen
On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 15:12 +, Mark Stanton wrote: Yes - It's one at a time. Hmm, a shame but plausible. And HSQL seems to require index names to be unique at the database level not the table level, is that right? Yes. Isn't that a little... Non-standard? Not

Re: [libreoffice-users] Parameterised query

2012-02-29 Thread drew jensen
On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 15:06 +, Mark Stanton wrote: Hi, Taking advice here and the French FAQ on the Wiki (now translated :-) ), I see how to use parameters in a query. I have a query in my database that's linked to a MySQL database and it just complains The data content could not be

[libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 29.02.2012 16:06, Mark Stanton wrote: perhaps able to include some aspects of the spreadsheet paradigm to data manipulation. That's an interesting thought. What sorts of aspects do you have in mind? Mark Stanton A database component without databases would be as interesting as a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Parameterised query

2012-02-29 Thread Fernand Vanrie
On 29/02/2012 16:06, Mark Stanton wrote: Hi, Taking advice here and the French FAQ on the Wiki (now translated :-) ), I see how to use parameters in a query. I have a query in my database that's linked to a MySQL database and it just complains The data content could not be loaded. No value

Re: [libreoffice-users] Specialized dictionary

2012-02-29 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 02/28/2012 12:38 PM, Libre User wrote: I have a project to make display labels for a mineral museum. Does anyone know of a source for a specialized dictionary of mineral and chemical names that can be used with LO? Jerry Minerals? Well, maybe in the larger ones, but English Chemistry

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use GTK open dialog box in LibreOffice

2012-02-29 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 29/02/2012 at 08:33, Arnaud Champollion arnaud.champoll...@laposte.net wrote: If you would like to force GTK everytime, try adding: export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome into your ~/.bashrc Doesn't work, even after restarting the session. or ~/.profile Doesn't work either. You

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 10:01 -0500, drew jensen wrote: On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 13:36 +, e-letter wrote: On 29/02/2012, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Almost nothing has changed since then, except for fixing things that should have been working right from the start 9 years

Re: [libreoffice-users] Parameterised query

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It is great to see the Base section of the Faq getting worked on first.  Base needs a lot of love from a lot of people.  https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq#Base Good work Markers :) Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 29/2/12, Mark Stanton m...@vowleyfarm.co.uk wrote: From: Mark

[libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 29.02.2012 18:15, Dan Lewis wrote: This thread for the most part is exactly what should not be part of this mailing list. @Mark Stanton, Would you please visit us at http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/index.php next time? What would most people who are new to Base think

[libreoffice-users] Re: Headless mode examples for socket and pipe methods.

2012-02-29 Thread Alex Thurgood
Le 29/02/2012 07:42, Harry Simons a écrit : Hi Harry, You might find some hints here : http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/starting-stopping-and-connecting-openoffice-python http://codesnippets.services.openoffice.org/Office/Office.ConnectToListeningOpenOfficeVariant2_BSF4Rexx_.snip

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use GTK open dialog box in LibreOffice

2012-02-29 Thread Arnaud Champollion
Le 29/02/2012 17:29, Mirosław Zalewski a écrit : You are using Debian, right? Which version Wheezy How did you install MATE? It hasn't made it into official Debian repository yet. with the following repository : deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/debian/ wheezy main Do you

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 Templates

2012-02-29 Thread Keith Bates
On 01/03/12 02:05, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It might be worth renaming your User Profile https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile It would be great to save a copy somewhere safe and far away from where LO will look for it, perhaps in your My Documents folder. Hopefully the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
Hi Drew, Not really...Also, normally one would allow the tool to generate unique index names - for example creating a FK relation will automatically create required indexes, adding a PK to a table also. I'm a little surprised. Although I've got over twenty years of database development

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
@Mark Stanton, Would you please visit us at http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/index.php next time? Coo, look at that! A busy Base forum. I really much prefer stuff that arrives in my mailbox, but yes, I will visit there. Thanks (again) Andreas. Mark Stanton One small step

Re: [libreoffice-users] Parameterised query

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
Hi Fernand, ?Isssue_Num (3s) ? greetz Fernand Thanks, but nope. The name Issue_Num, just identifies a parameter, it doesn't have to match the name of any field. The problem was the wrong SQL mode. Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Mark Stanton
A database component without databases would be as interesting as a spreadsheet without references. That's true, but e-letter was talking about adding spreadsheet-type facilities, not taking away database-type ones. In view of the previous thread, and general experience, suggesting that

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Parameterised query

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Congrats on fixing the problem :)  Nicely done :) Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 29/2/12, Mark Stanton m...@vowleyfarm.co.uk wrote: From: Mark Stanton m...@vowleyfarm.co.uk Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Parameterised query To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Wednesday, 29 February,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libreoffice 3.5

2012-02-29 Thread MoolsM
On 28/02/2012 19:45, Tom wrote: Hi :) I think it might just be that you have to reboot your machine after an install. Also after an uninstall. Remember this from the early days of Xp? http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3785115/mouse-reboot.jpg mouse-reboot.jpg Not a genuine message of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, if you want to get involved with Base then OpenOffice has far better routes for getting in contact with people.  TDF see Base as very very low priority so it refuses to give it even 1 mailing list let alone a whole forum.  Still, it seems that here is the better place to actually get

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libreoffice 3.5

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ages ago Earl Melton made this post No, no. It's an excellent free replacement and far superior to MS' Add/Remove, IMO. You can download it at the link below and install just like any other app. After clicking the link, be careful to not choose the 30-day free trial of the Pro version

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice 3.5

2012-02-29 Thread MoolsM
On 28/02/2012 16:44, e-letter wrote:On 27/02/2012, MoolsMmools.marinair@gmail.comwrote:I'm currently running Windows Vista.A mistake...When I click on the icon I get some startup details and then a windows message saying L.O has stopped working. Tried a few cycles of un-install and reinstall

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 Templates

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Congrats :)  Nicely done :) The 3.5.0 is the first in that branch and we didn't actively ask people to get involved with beta-testing it early enough.  I was one of those guilty of telling people to stay away from it until the 3.5.1 so i'm feeling like i kicked myself in the leg and

[libreoffice-users] Fw: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.5 now available!

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
--- On Wed, 29/2/12, MariaDB Announce List annou...@mariadb.org wrote: From: MariaDB Announce List annou...@mariadb.org Subject: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.5 now available! To: annou...@mariadb.org Date: Wednesday, 29 February, 2012, 20:24 The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Tell me it's not true

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The documentation appearing at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Base_Guide The Faq at https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq#Base (and the forum at OpenOffice, grrr) are having a major effect on Base.  It used to be almost impossible to get any

Re: [libreoffice-users] Closing Calc Documents

2012-02-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I thought closing with the little white-on-red X at the top right of a window was fine but people have sometimes tried to tell me that i 'should' use File - Close because it's better apparently.  I really don't think it makes a difference but i was hoping other people would know more

[libreoffice-users] Re: increase testing to improve quality

2012-02-29 Thread NoOp
On 02/29/2012 03:14 AM, e-letter wrote: On 29/02/2012, NoOp sniprudeemailquotefrome-letter-fixyourclient wrote: There is a web page which describes manual testing: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Testing/Manual_Tests. Clearly, there are insufficient testers... Clearly: quote