Hi How about just using a Calc spreadsheet with a filter so that you can use 'Save As' to convert your spreadsheet into the output you want?
I've not tried this with a spreadsheet but intend to do so soon (my employers have already standardized on Star Office). I hope it is easy enough (we have XSLT skills). Our intended output is flat file (fixed width, ideally) but the same should apply as for XML. Using the spreadsheet, I'm thinking, will give the option of the repeated rows where needed. I guess it means mapping from the ODF spreadsheet format to the desired output. Complex bindings, by the way, seem to be difficult to handle by the alternative office technologies too in my experience. Best regards -- Stephen Green Partner SystML, http://www.systml.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 117 9541606 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+22:37 .. and voice On 04/10/2007, Zhang Weiwu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bryan rasmussen wrote: > > Hi, > > > > There is a service from Orbeon IIRC. > > > > As far as repeat, no. I have some examples generating UBL documents > > (Invoices) outside of OO with the user determining at generation time > > how many lines are required. This however ran into another problem > > with the OO implementation which cannot handle the large number of > > bindings such a format as UBL requires for the editing of a large > > document. I mention UBL because your reference to Order made me think > > this might be the target (or a similar financial documents format). > > However I suppose that if you can make good arguments as to why this > > should be focussed on more than other development areas it could > > become an action item for someone /based on conversations. > > > Dear Bryan Rasmussen > > I am not sure if I know what you mean as I lack background information > of OOO, so I am here to only speak as a user opinion and please forgive > my ignorance for the reference information provided (because I don't > understand them right now). I will try get a whole picture soon. > > We are actually not working on orders but on questionnaires, these > questionnaires cover information like how many member you have in your > family and each one's gender, relationship and income. We have many such > questionnaires (e.g. what business do you do, and list each of them and > their income). I work for the project contracted by government and this > feature is required if OpenOffice is viable choice (alternative would be > InfoPath). I think maybe if I can find out a workaround (e.g. using > macros and other techniques) but then it has to be done in a way that > questionnaire designer (low level trained) can easily use these macros... > > It's enough if repeated section only is usable in table, e.g. user hit > "+" or press "tab" at end of a row and gets an extra row with all > controls bind-ed already. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
