Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-18 Thread Peterle, Alex
It could be easier if LO had a python macro based system like gnumeric has, isn't it? I've found convenient to install LO from the official release instead of the deb of ubuntu. I have ubuntu maverick 10.10 with LO Version: 4.2.1.1 Build ID: d7dbbd7842e6a58b0f521599204e827654e1fb8b, installed in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think Python is one of the languages that can be used for Macros It might be possible to convert Gnumeric ones into LibreOffice but it might need a bit of re-working. Regards from Tom :) On 18 August 2014 13:47, Peterle, Alex wave.r...@gmail.com wrote: It could be easier if LO had a

[libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-18 Thread Jim Byrnes
On 08/18/2014 07:47 AM, Peterle, Alex wrote: It could be easier if LO had a python macro based system like gnumeric has, isn't it? You can write macros using Python in LO. About half of my macros are in Python. A couple of years ago when I was looking for an alternative to LO because UNO is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-18 Thread P. .
yes, but python in gnumeric seems to be easier, at least i found it to. Have you already taken a look at this: PyWorkbooks pdf attached On 18 August 2014 17:28, Jim Byrnes jf_byr...@comcast.net wrote: On 08/18/2014 07:47 AM, Peterle, Alex wrote: It could be easier if LO had a python macro

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-18 Thread P. .
btw, it should work with LO, gnumeric etc... On 18 August 2014 18:05, P. . wave.r...@gmail.com wrote: yes, but python in gnumeric seems to be easier, at least i found it to. Have you already taken a look at this: PyWorkbooks pdf attached On 18 August 2014 17:28, Jim Byrnes

[libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-18 Thread Jim Byrnes
On 08/18/2014 11:08 AM, P. . wrote: btw, it should work with LO, gnumeric etc... On 18 August 2014 18:05, P. . wave.r...@gmail.com wrote: yes, but python in gnumeric seems to be easier, at least i found it to. Have you already taken a look at this: PyWorkbooks I believe I have, at the same

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I keep meaning to give the link to the Professional Support page but i have a wedding shoot to prep for and keep forgetting. http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/professional-support/ Hopefully it mentions Collabora which 'recently' budded off from SuSE as had been planned for years. Many

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-11 Thread rost52
Again, thanks Jim for your comment and the 2 interesting links. I had to recognize that we need to get professional support of a BASE and CALC expert and hope that this expert knows if a BASE DB with macros for data export into CALC will run on W7 and Linux. Regards, Reinhold On 2014-08-11

[libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-11 Thread Stefan Gruber
Hello, Jim Byrnes schrieb am Sonntag, 10. August 2014 23:47: A couple of questions: (1) Has anyone here used it and does it make writing macros for Base easier? I looked at the examples a few weeks ago, and it seemed to me as a clearer approach to database programming as the UNO-way. IMHO

[libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-11 Thread Jim Byrnes
On 08/11/2014 03:05 PM, Stefan Gruber wrote: Hello, Jim Byrnes schrieb am Sonntag, 10. August 2014 23:47: A couple of questions: (1) Has anyone here used it and does it make writing macros for Base easier? I looked at the examples a few weeks ago, and it seemed to me as a clearer approach

[libreoffice-users] Re: Acess2Base

2014-08-10 Thread Jim Byrnes
On 08/10/2014 08:02 PM, rost52 wrote: Thanks Jim for introducing this topic. A small company I know is using an ACCESS DB with macros exporting certain information into EXCEL spreadsheets. This ACCESS DB is currently preventing the company to change over from MSO to LibO and Linux. A 2 step