Hi :) I seem to be given credit for doing a thorough investigation in the quoting. Obviously i'm not unhappy with that! lol. The right person was thanked at the time but i can't remember who that was. Several good names spring to mind. Regards from Tom :)
----- Original Message ---- > From: Alexander Thurgood <alex.thurg...@gmail.com> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Sent: Sat, 25 June, 2011 23:17:17 > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: BASE: bug in table designer > > Le 24/06/11 21:37, Tom Cloyd a écrit : > > Hi Tom, > > > Thanks for this thorough investigation of the behavior I described. I'm > > glad it was replicated. I don't think this problem is (for me anyway) > > much of an impediment, but I HAVE noticed other problems with default > > values. To wit: default values set up in the table designer, do not > > appear in forms when a new record is created and the table field is > > linked to list box. The list box display remains blank. This happens if > > the default value is in the table, OR if it's set in the list box > > properties. Neither has any effect in the form, not even when the > > table/view browser (press F4 to get this) is active. > > Known behaviour, and this is actually currently by design (well it was > designed by the people at Oracle). The table/field creation > functionality does not transmit default values to the underlying > database, you are supposed to use a corresponding form for this and > define the default there rather than at the database level. This was > done because it was felt it was too difficult (i.e. developer time > intensive) for OOo to be able to manage all of the possible driver > return handling for all of the various possible database connections out > there. However, it does appear that even the form based default setting > of values does not work as intended, i.e. the values are not necessarily > passed from the form to the underlying db...File a bug, if you like, but > I'm pretty sure one has been filed already. > > > Alex > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >deleted > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
