Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libra office support

2024-09-17 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2024-09-17 at 16:09 +, Jesse Kassab wrote: > Could you happen to help me in any way please 🙏 > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Sunday, September 15, 2024, 12:16 PM, Jesse Kassab > wrote: > > > Yes hello I am trying to combine multiple excel sheets in > libre office i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Comment field feature request in LO Base GUI

2024-08-08 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Thu, 2024-08-08 at 14:58 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > One aspect of working with LOBase is the error proneness of keeping > > track of, beyond the use of intelligent names, what individual > > Queries/Views/Tables are used for. Was it ever considered (and > > rejected?) to e

[libreoffice-users] Comment field feature request in LO Base GUI

2024-08-08 Thread Harvey Nimmo
One aspect of working with LOBase is the error proneness of keeping track of, beyond the use of intelligent names, what individual Queries/Views/Tables are used for. Was it ever considered (and rejected?) to extend  the 'Document Information' feature to Queries and Tables, similar to that for Forms

Re: [libreoffice-users] Data base problem

2024-07-25 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Fri, 2024-07-26 at 09:57 +1000, Peter Goggin wrote: > I have a lenova T400 with two data bases. One is still available, but > the second appears to have disappeared. I get the following messaes: > The connection to the data source "Financial" couls not be made. > The  driver class "could not be

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice F1 Help function

2024-07-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Sat, 2024-07-20 at 17:28 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > what should I do to recover the missing index.html file? > > > Try to reinstall the Help of LO. > There should be a comnplete help in > /usr/share/libreoffice/help > and it is linked to > /usr/lib64/libreoffice/help >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice F1 Help function

2024-07-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Sat, 2024-07-20 at 12:25 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > Other files/directories are there. However. Are they complete? > > Could > > this be an integration error in the OpenSUSE Leap 156 repo? > > > > Version: 24.2.4.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: > > 420(Bui

[libreoffice-users] Libreoffice F1 Help function

2024-07-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I am getting an error message (from Firefox) when I select the LO Help function (F1). Apparently, says Firefox, that index.html is missing in the /usr/lib64/libreoffice/help/ directory. This turns out to be true!! Other files/directories are there. However. Are they complete? Could this be an inte

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with failing AutoValue increment in LO Base table

2024-07-19 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Sat, 2024-07-20 at 08:36 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Am 20.07.24 um 08:16 schrieb Robert Großkopf: > > Hi Harvey, > > > > > > > I don't have mariadb installed on my desktop (which is LOBase > > > client > > > connectect via ethernet (hone zone) to mariadb on NAS sever) > > > > There should

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with failing AutoValue increment in LO Base table

2024-07-19 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Sat, 2024-07-20 at 08:16 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > > There shouldn't be any difference between MariaDB on a Linux sytem > connected through localhost or connected from another system in your > local network. > > How did you create the connection to MariaDB to JDBC? > > I could reprodu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with failing AutoValue increment in LO Base table

2024-07-19 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Fri, 2024-07-19 at 21:48 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > tested with LO 24.2.5.2 and MariaDB on OpenSUSE 15.6 64bit rpm Linux. > > Works well with internal driver, also with JDBC (mariadb-java-client > 3.1.3) > > Its the same behavior with special version LO 24.2.4.2 fronm Open

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with failing AutoValue increment in LO Base table

2024-07-18 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Wed, 2024-07-17 at 09:02 -0400, Java Joe wrote: > Different databases have different ways of implementing Auto- > Increment > or Serial numbers. > > I expect this to be related to the database you're using (Mariadb), a > Base compatibility issue but not really a bug. > Until now, in the previ

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with failing AutoValue increment in LO Base table

2024-07-17 Thread Harvey Nimmo
ug. > It hasn't been a problem with my LOBase/Mariadb configuration until LO version 24.2.4.2 and existing tables with autovalue work as they always did. However, I will see what I can do to investigate this. Harvey > On 7/17/24 07:20, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > > I wonder if anyone else

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with failing AutoValue increment in LO Base table

2024-07-17 Thread Harvey Nimmo
(en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded Cheers Harvey On Tue, 2024-07-16 at 16:21 +0200, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Greetings! > > I am running LO 24.2.4.2 on OpenSUSE Leap 156 with LOBase as desktop > client to Mariadb backend on my home network. I wanted to create a > new > simple tabl

[libreoffice-users] Help with failing AutoValue increment in LO Base table

2024-07-16 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Greetings! I am running LO 24.2.4.2 on OpenSUSE Leap 156 with LOBase as desktop client to Mariadb backend on my home network. I wanted to create a new simple table in LOBase Design View with two columns (logevent as VARCHAR(100), ID as INT (primary key set)). The ID has AutoValue and Entry require

Re: [libreoffice-users] LOBase reports fail

2024-06-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
> > Search for "soffice". You should find 2 paths and, therefor, 2 files > named "soffice" > > Run each "soffice" as program or executable. > > Click on menus to see which version. > > Hope this helps till a better answer comes along.

Re: [libreoffice-users] LOBase reports fail

2024-06-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Mon, 2024-06-24 at 21:04 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > download the three packages from LO: one for main program, one for > language and one for help. > Unzip this packages in a folder. > Create a folder "my_rpms" in you home directory for the *.rpm-files. > Move all rpm-files

Re: [libreoffice-users] LOBase reports fail

2024-06-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Mon, 2024-06-24 at 21:04 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > download the three packages from LO: one for main program, one for > language and one for help. > Unzip this packages in a folder. > Create a folder "my_rpms" in you home directory for the *.rpm-files. > Move all rpm-files

Re: [libreoffice-users] LOBase reports fail

2024-06-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Mon, 2024-06-24 at 16:11 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > LibreOffice Version: 24.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community > > Build ID: 420(Build:2) > > CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 6.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 > > Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB > > Calc: threaded > >

Re: [libreoffice-users] LOBase reports fail

2024-06-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Mon, 2024-06-24 at 16:11 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > LibreOffice Version: 24.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community > > Build ID: 420(Build:2) > > CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 6.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 > > Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB > > Calc: threaded > >

[libreoffice-users] LOBase reports fail

2024-06-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On OpenSUSE Leap 156, I am running  LibreOffice Version: 24.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 420(Build:2) CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 6.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded with LOBase connected by network to a mariadb as backend.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Extract text from base field, place into new field

2024-05-22 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Edwin, On Wed, 2024-05-22 at 16:01 +1000, Edwin Humphries wrote: > Hi all > > I need to copy the first word from an existing field and place it > into a > new field. Is there a way to do that autoagically? This might work for you, assuming the field with the text is called SELECT `YourTextF

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table filter in Base

2024-05-19 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, On Sun, 2024-05-19 at 19:18 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > I can confirm that with my current LO 24.2.1.2 this is NOT the > > behaviour. Removing ANY ONE table in the Table Filter followed by > > Refresh Tables causes ALL Table to disappear, and the Table Filter > >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table filter in Base

2024-05-19 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, On Sun, 2024-05-19 at 09:15 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > have tested with LO 24.2.3.2 on OpenSUSE (original packages from LO): > > Started > Tools → Table Filter > Marked "All views" → OK > Started > View → Refresh Tables > All tables and view could be seen, special

[libreoffice-users] Table filter in Base

2024-05-18 Thread Harvey Nimmo
The Table Filter in Base doesn't seem to work well in my configuration. I am running Base as frontend to a network server with mysql/mariadb containing several databases, connected via MySQL(JDBC) Logging in to the mysql server causes Base to show ALL the tables of these databases (including the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Column/Row highlighting

2024-05-15 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Wed, 2024-05-15 at 09:15 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > > Probably I am a little stupid, but what is the difference between > > "24.2.3" and "7.6.7" (in my case 7.6.6). > > These number look VERY different. > > Version numbering had been changed. > 24 → Year 2024 > 2 → Februar

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO pptx-file cannot be opened in MS-Office

2024-05-02 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Henschel wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > Harvey Nimmo schrieb am 30.04.2024 um 09:34: > > Each month I have to prepare a contribution to a presentation. > > I write my contribution in LO-Impress as .odp, save it and send it > > as > > .pptx for a colleague to integrate it us

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO pptx-file cannot be opened in MS-Office

2024-05-02 Thread Harvey Nimmo
-2023-6185.patch * CVE-2023-6186-1.patch * CVE-2023-6186-2.patch * CVE-2023-6186-3.patch * CVE-2023-6186-4.patch * CVE-2023-6186-5.patch On Thu, 2024-05-02 at 13:39 +0200, Regina Henschel wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > Harvey Nimmo schrieb am 30.04.2024 um 09:34: > > Each month

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO pptx-file cannot be opened in MS-Office

2024-05-02 Thread Harvey Nimmo
not be repaired and is removed. I am trying to find out which content may have been removed, as that would be the potential culprit. Cheers Harvey On Tue, 2024-04-30 at 10:48 +0200, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Thanks. One of the pictures is in wmf format (whatever that is!). All > the others are

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO pptx-file cannot be opened in MS-Office

2024-04-30 Thread Harvey Nimmo
the pictures, I am sure there is one which creates the issue. > > On 30/04/24 10:13, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > > Hallo Italo, > > > > Thank you very much for your offer. Unfortunately, the slides > > contain > > personal data, that I cannot really share. > > &g

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO pptx-file cannot be opened in MS-Office

2024-04-30 Thread Harvey Nimmo
To provide a more precise opinion, though, I should see the file. > > If you can send it to my address as attachment (the list doesn't > accept > attachments) I can double check. > > On 30/04/24 09:34, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > > Each month I have to prepare a contribution

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO pptx-file cannot be opened in MS-Office

2024-04-30 Thread Harvey Nimmo
ntation as a ppt (the old > powerpoint format). No complaints from my co-workers yet. Admittedly > my presentations are very simple (text, some tables, PNG images); ppt > may not work if you need more features. > > HTH, > > Peter > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 3:36 PM Harvey

[libreoffice-users] LO pptx-file cannot be opened in MS-Office

2024-04-30 Thread Harvey Nimmo
) CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.14; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded I expect an input from the colleague about his Office/Windows versions. Best regards Harvey Nimmo -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems

Re: [libreoffice-users] Labels created in Writer shifts downward while printed

2024-03-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
The phenomenon you describes suggests that the label size might be set wrongly. Even if the label size is set to match the published values. Maybe you should try reducing the label height by a millimeter or two, (deviating a little from the published value) Cheers Harvey On Fri, 2024-03-22 at 20:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Min. skills for Base

2023-12-31 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Don't give up...Base is a powerful tool for managing all kinds of data. and Robert Großkopf is an excellent advisor! Happy new year to all! Harvey On Sun, 2023-12-31 at 13:43 -0500, Jonathan Ames wrote: > In trying to reopen table I'd created, I cannot add records -- says > ERROR > "Attempt to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base report text fields of variable size

2023-11-21 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2023-11-21 at 08:54 +0100, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hey Harvey, > > > The next question, though, is how do I ensure that only complete > > records are printed on a page? I.e. How do I prevent the records > > being > > split between the bottom of one page and the top of the next? > > The 'F

[libreoffice-users] Base report text fields of variable size

2023-11-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
ey On Mon, 2023-11-20 at 18:08 +0100, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Sorry to trouble you. 'Auto grow' is the answer to my question. I > failed to notice this improvement since I generated the report > originally many years ago! > > Cheers > Harvey > > On Mon, 2023-11-20

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base report - text fields of variable size

2023-11-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Sorry to trouble you. 'Auto grow' is the answer to my question. I failed to notice this improvement since I generated the report originally many years ago! Cheers Harvey On Mon, 2023-11-20 at 17:54 +0100, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > When creating a Base report consisting of a list of s

[libreoffice-users] Base report - text fields of variable size

2023-11-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
When creating a Base report consisting of a list of sddresses, for example, some of the text fields occupy more than the fixed space allowed by the Base report editor. The overlarge texts are highlighted with red triangles and the field sizes can be edited with Writer. This editing task is exceedin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail bounce: alarmax...@gmail.com [Was: How can I rejoin this list please?]

2023-07-08 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On 2023-07-08 14:43, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > > > I had this problem with any email sent to a gmail account. ... > > I doubt it's so simple, Harvey. I have no such problem with my own > gmail account (which has no outlook.com server in the mix). > jk > -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail bounce: alarmax...@gmail.com [Was: How can I rejoin this list please?]

2023-07-08 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hello Budge, I had this problem with any email sent to a gmail account. As indicated by the email rejection message, the solution is to login to your email account at your ISP and set the SPF parameters for your email domain. I needed help from my ISP to make the right settings in my case. Cheers

Re: [libreoffice-users] Failed connection to MySQL database

2023-05-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, > Hi Harvey, > > > > I am running mariadb 10 on the backend. File mysql-connector- > > java.jar > > is registered under Options -> LibreOffice -> Advanced -> Class > > Path at > > /usr/share/java/ > > For MariaDB I would use the JDBC-connector fro MariaDB, not from > MySQL. > You coul

Re: [libreoffice-users] adding page numbers to document

2023-05-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
In Writer, place your cursor at the place you want the page number to appear. If you want it in the footer or header you will first have to select the blue footer or header marker on your page. Click Insert -> Page Number. If you want "page of total page count", you will have to add e.g. the word

Re: [libreoffice-users] Failed connection to MySQL database

2023-05-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2023-05-23 at 15:05 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > I connect daily to a MySQL database located on a network server > > from > > the LO-Base front-end on my desktop. The connection type is > > MySQL(JDBC). However, today, the "driver class > > 'com.mysql.jdbc.Driver' > >

[libreoffice-users] Failed connection to MySQL database

2023-05-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
What can have gone wrong here? I connect daily to a MySQL database located on a network server from the LO-Base front-end on my desktop. The connection type is MySQL(JDBC). However, today, the "driver class 'com.mysql.jdbc.Driver' could not be loaded". There seems to be no way to make the connecti

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice issue

2023-04-14 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I'm not a windows user, but perhaps the LibreOffice process is running in the background and not able to access a foreground window. In that case, you should try to kill the LibreOffice that is running in the background by opening the process manager (what's its correct name,anyone?) look for Libre

Re: [libreoffice-users] Basic Macros with Base

2023-01-26 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, the thought occurs to me that the existing quotes within the SQL statements may need their own treatment. The statements that work under the LOBase Tools>SQL... function have different type of single quotemarks for the column names (e.g. containing two separate words) or the text to be

Re: [libreoffice-users] Basic Macros with Base

2023-01-25 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, how would this work for me, where I only want to create a SQL statement as a string and execute it. Can it be that the string is not recognised as SQL? (In my MSAccess days it worked). Here the run-time error indicates that the "Object variable is not set" although it is valid SQL text

Re: [libreoffice-users] Basic Macros with Base

2023-01-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
n/BG72/BG7209-Macros.html > > Sorry, not much help :-( > > > On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 15:50 EST, Harvey Nimmo > wrote: >  Thanks. Not sure I can understand how that should work...hmmm > > I based my syntax on the example here > > https://learn.microsoft.co

Re: [libreoffice-users] Basic Macros with Base

2023-01-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Thanks. Not sure I can understand how that should work...hmmm I based my syntax on the example here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/access.docmd.runsql On Tue, 2023-01-24 at 20:39 +, Dave Howorth wrote: > On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:32:18 +0100 > Harvey Nimmo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Basic Macros with Base

2023-01-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
led Random DB > Ramblins, and yes that is spelled incorrectly). > > > On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 14:32 EST, Harvey Nimmo > wrote: >  Where can I find the syntax of the DoCmd.RunSQL command to be used > with > a LOBase Macro in Basic? > > My assumption was  > X

[libreoffice-users] Basic Macros with Base

2023-01-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Where can I find the syntax of the DoCmd.RunSQL command to be used with a LOBase Macro in Basic? My assumption was  X = "SQL string" DoCmD.RunSQL X The SQL string runs correctly is correct when executed as SQL Command in the Base Tools/SQL window. The Basic Macro with the above statemsnt compi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing labels from LO-Base

2022-12-12 Thread Harvey Nimmo
registration (during OS/LO updates?) Problem solved. On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 20:44 +0100, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > I need help to print address labels from my database. I have had it > working e.g. a year ago, but now I am having trouble. My database > Mariadb10 on a backend server and Base on my fronten

[libreoffice-users] Printing labels from LO-Base

2022-12-12 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I need help to print address labels from my database. I have had it working e.g. a year ago, but now I am having trouble. My database Mariadb10 on a backend server and Base on my frontend desktop. I have followed the following procedure (as last year) 1. From Base (adresslisten database) se

Re: [libreoffice-users] Bug report in calc, V.7.4

2022-09-01 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Thu, 2022-09-01 at 17:39 +1000, Stephen Morris wrote: > On 29/8/22 09:21, Regina Henschel wrote: > > Hi Matthias, > > > > Matthias Lammer schrieb am 29.08.2022 um 00:24: > > > Dear LibreOffice team, > > > > > > I want to file a very severe bug as follows: > > > > > > I create a simple functio

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base Query - 'count' function behaviour

2022-08-16 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Yes that works, too. I notice that Base strips off the 'AS' keywords. Cheers Harvey On Tue, 2022-08-16 at 16:02 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > tested this: > > SELECT COALESCE ( `User`, 'Empty' ) AS `User`, COUNT( `ID` ) FROM > `test`.`User` AS `User` GROUP BY `User` > > You

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base Query - 'count' function behaviour

2022-08-16 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Just one remark on this, though. The GUI and SQL Edit views seem not to be consistent with each other. Just opening the Query to Edit GUI, adjusting the pane size (say) and saving the result, destroys the query. Cheers Harvey On Tue, 2022-08-16 at 10:54 +0200, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Thank

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base Query - 'count' function behaviour

2022-08-16 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Thank you, Robert! As always on target.  This is better than filling the Location fields with some unneeded value. Great stuff. Man lernt nie aus! Cheers Harvey On Tue, 2022-08-16 at 10:15 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > >   SELECT `Location`, COUNT( `Location` ) FROM > > `Item

[libreoffice-users] LO Base Query - 'count' function behaviour

2022-08-16 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I have a table consisting of (unique) ITEMS and with a column LOCATION for the land of origin of the ITEMS. Some LOCATION fields are still empty. A query counts the number entries in the LOCATION column for each country present. Essentially the GUI just shows the functions LOCATION 'group' and LOC

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base Views and Queries

2022-08-12 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, I have chosen the configuration LO-Base front ent to Mariadb backend becuase of the advantage of database server with Terrabytes of disk space. But I am wondering seriously whether I have made a good choice. There seem to be serious compatibilty problems between them in spite of the

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base Views and Queries

2022-08-12 Thread Harvey Nimmo
OK. Thanks, Robert. That is more or less the conclusion that I had come to. Not very user-friendly, but it works. Cheers Harvey On Fri, 2022-08-12 at 08:36 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > I cannot confirm the Firebird icon. My database backend is > > MySQL(JDBC), > > (actually

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base Views and Queries

2022-08-11 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, I cannot confirm the Firebird icon. My database backend is MySQL(JDBC), (actually Mariadb). I prefer to continue for the time being with the OpenSUSE packages delivered with my Linux Leap 15.4. Cheers Harvey On Thu, 2022-08-11 at 18:06 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > >

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base Views and Queries

2022-08-11 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, Thanks, so far...;-) I understand that a View would be more efficient in execution than the equivalent query. And this seems to be more or less the practical extent of justification for view over query. My version: Version: 7.3.4.2 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 30(Build:2) CPU thre

[libreoffice-users] LO Base Views and Queries

2022-08-11 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I'm unsure of the practical implications of the difference between Base implementation of Views and Queries. Perhaps someone can enlighten me. One thing, however, does hit me. Initial design of a View with the GUI, is done similar to a Query, which is OK. However, when the View is stored, then fur

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calculated values in View or Query

2022-08-10 Thread Harvey Nimmo
That is marvellous. Thank you, Robert!! I must get used to visiting the Document Foundation website, as I tend to stick with the help function and otherwise OpenSUSE. Excellent tip. The Base Guide answers my question precisely, listing as it does the built-in functions together with a remark in ea

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calculated values in View or Query

2022-08-10 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi Robert, I suppose my question could be reformulated: what version of SQL does Base support? To what extent is that SQL supported in the BASE query/view graphical interface? I haven't been able to find an answer in the LO Help (yet). Cheers Harvey On Wed, 2022-08-10 at 08:31 +0200, Robert Gr

[libreoffice-users] Calculated values in View or Query

2022-08-09 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I wonder if anyone knows a simple way in Base to calculate a value for a view and/or query field entry from the contents of other data fields of a record. (I know this feature from MSAccess) For example, I would like to extract a text string from a field in each record and display it in an extra v

Re: [libreoffice-users] export data from Calc, import to Base

2022-08-09 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Thanks for all the good tips. I have it working. This last one from Robert works, too. I had tried it before but for some reason only one record was imported that time. Anyway, good this time, although patience was needed to import more than 7000 records (felt like a minute, maybe only half). Ch

[libreoffice-users] export data from Calc, import to Base

2022-08-08 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Dear formum, I believe my objective should be rather simple, but I need to be pointed in the right direction. I have a column of text data (unique values) in Calc that I want to transfer to a Base table. The Base table has been set up with three columns, two of which I expect to remain empty afte

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open letter for revive LOOL, add your +1 if you agree

2022-07-11 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I, as mere LO user, would like to understand the significance, actual or surmised, of the closure of the LO Online repository. Does this potentially signal the end of LO? Cheers Harvey On Sun, 2022-07-10 at 19:42 -0300, Daniel A. Rodriguez wrote: > I've sent a message to the BoD Discuss mailing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc function COUNTA

2022-06-26 Thread Harvey Nimmo
. Thanks. Cheers Harvey On Sun, 2022-06-26 at 06:40 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: > At 21:41 25/06/2022 +0200, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > > I wanted to count the number of non-blank items in a list of items > > using COUNTA. Cell A1 has the formula =COUNTA(A$2:A$1, > > ISBLANK=

[libreoffice-users] Calc function COUNTA

2022-06-25 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I wanted to count the number of non-blank items in a list of items using COUNTA. Cell A1 has the formula =COUNTA(A$2:A$1, ISBLANK=0) above an otherwise empty column. It returns the value 1! Is that supposed to mean something? Has anyone notice this? It's obviously not a big problem, becau

Re: [libreoffice-users] Existing Base Report now opens with error

2022-05-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I see that the rpm Version on the LO site is up to 7.2.7, or even 7.3.3. Can I take either as is? Cheers Harvey On Fri, 2022-05-20 at 18:04 +0200, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Thanks for the quick reply. Would this bug be picked up automatically > by the OpenSUSE integrators? > > Rega

Re: [libreoffice-users] Existing Base Report now opens with error

2022-05-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Thanks for the quick reply. Would this bug be picked up automatically by the OpenSUSE integrators? Regards Harvey On Fri, 2022-05-20 at 17:30 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > I am using LO on OpenSUSE Linux Leap 15.3 > > Version: 7.2.5.1 / LibreOffice Community > > Build ID: 20(Buil

[libreoffice-users] Existing Base Report now opens with error

2022-05-20 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I am using LO Base client to a backend MySQL database (on my local network). I created a set of reports with Base that worked in the past. For some reason now when opening a report an error message crops up and the report cannot be generated. "[jni_uno bridge error] UNO calling Java methode execut

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot save file

2022-03-02 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Just guessing, Thomas, but I suspect the first questions the experts will ask you next is: What LO version are you using on what operating system. you will find it under Help > AboutLibreOffice and click Version Information and paste that to a mail. That way you might pre-empt the experts' question

Re: [libreoffice-users] Use of Ctrl while selecting text fields in LO Base forms

2022-02-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hallo Robert, this seems to work, but somewhat counter-intuitively, in the sense that the selected objects appear to become grouped, prior to aligning them. In other words, It becomes impossible to identify which objects have been selected for alignment. But thanks for the tip. It kinda helps to m

Re: [libreoffice-users] Use of Ctrl while selecting text fields in LO Base forms

2022-02-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Yes, I did. Crtl-Shift groups the chosen elements On Wed, 2022-02-23 at 08:42 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: > Have you tried Crtl+Shift to select separate elements? > > Dan > > On 2/23/22 6:52 AM, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > > While trying to edit form elements for LO Base I am expect

[libreoffice-users] Use of Ctrl while selecting text fields in LO Base forms

2022-02-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
While trying to edit form elements for LO Base I am expecting to be able to select individual form elements, e.g. to align them, and size them together. However, using the Ctrl button to select more than one form element (e.g. text boxes) causes a second box, say, to be selected and a previous box

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question

2021-10-06 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I'm not quite sure how I understand this answer to sleepy's question. Is it "No, macros are off by default" or "Yes...but..."? "Excel VBA not likely to run..": I assume it is not designed to run Excel VBA? Cheers Harvey On Wed, 2021-10-06 at 09:05 -0400, Alan B wrote: > Default in LO 7.1.5.2 > >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Two parallel text flows in one document possible?

2021-04-16 Thread Harvey Nimmo
lf Dunkel wrote: > > A two-column TABLE seems to be a very smart solution for this. > > Thank you, Harvey. > > > > - - - - - > > > > Am 15.04.21 um 12:09 schrieb Harvey Nimmo: > > > Hi, > > > I sometimes have to translate documents. So that I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Two parallel text flows in one document possible?

2021-04-15 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Hi, I sometimes have to translate documents. So that I can see the relationship of the texts I put one language on the right and the other left on the page. For that I use a two-column table which works quite well. Not sure if that is the most elegant solution for what you want. Of course you can f

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Printing labels from a database is missing every other page

2020-12-15 Thread Harvey Nimmo
blank pages. Many thanks, again Harvey On Tue, 2020-12-15 at 09:42 -0800, Richard England wrote: > Is there a page break inserted at the end of the template page? > > ~~R > > > On 12/15/20 8:53 AM, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > > and finally > > It is not as bad

[libreoffice-users] Re: Printing labels from a database is missing every other page

2020-12-15 Thread Harvey Nimmo
-15 at 17:39 +0100, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Sorry, I forgot to provide the LO version I am using: > LO Version: 6.4.5.2Build ID: 40(Build:2)CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux > 5.3; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI- > Language: en-GBCalc: threaded > And additionall

[libreoffice-users] Re: Printing labels from a database is missing every other page

2020-12-15 Thread Harvey Nimmo
in the statistics at the foot of the window, but fails to show the blank pages, i.e. only 7 pages are shown. CheersHarvey On Tue, 2020-12-15 at 17:30 +0100, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > What could be going wrong here? Can anyone help? > I am trying to print a set of address labels (3x5 per page) us

[libreoffice-users] Printing labels from a database is missing every other page

2020-12-15 Thread Harvey Nimmo
What could be going wrong here? Can anyone help? I am trying to print a set of address labels (3x5 per page) using LO Base connected to a remote MariaDB. The report facilities correctly show the data I want to be printed. The label procedure apparently produces the label report corresponding to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Logic of headers (and footers) or my lack of it!

2020-05-31 Thread Harvey Nimmo
eaders. I was expecting some simple implementation but, to my surprise, did not find such. In the meantime Remy has made a suggestion that show how much more complex it could be, than expected. Greetings Harvey On Sat, 2020-05-30 at 22:49 +0200, Regina Henschel wrote: > Harvey Nimmo schr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Logic of headers (and footers) or my lack of it!

2020-05-30 Thread Harvey Nimmo
k on a style and then New...) > I hope this helps. > Rémy. > > > Le samedi 30 mai 2020 à 18:54 +0200, Harvey Nimmo a écrit : > > My intention was to use the header function to describe each page > > of a29 page document separately, with a couple of exceptions where >

[libreoffice-users] Logic of headers (and footers) or my lack of it!

2020-05-30 Thread Harvey Nimmo
My intention was to use the header function to describe each page of a 29 page document separately, with a couple of exceptions where two pages may have the same header. I thought that it would just be a simple question of telling the header of each page to copy (or not) the header of the previous

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base: Boolean Report values

2019-12-12 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Thu, 2019-12-12 at 20:28 +0100, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey > > > > I was just about to answer that I had tried that and it did not > > work, > > until I noticed your square brackets []. That did the trick!! You > > are > > wonderful. > > > > But where is that documented? > > Don't kno

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base: Boolean Report values

2019-12-12 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Thu, 2019-12-12 at 19:46 +0100, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > try this: > Write into Data > Data field > > IF([NameOfBoolField];"y";"n") > > Regards > > Robert > -- > Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert Hi Robert, I was just about to answer that I had tried that and

[libreoffice-users] LO Base: Boolean Report values

2019-12-12 Thread Harvey Nimmo
I wonder if anyone knows how to solve this little problem? I am trying to construct a report from a Table/Query in Base. Amongst other data there are five boolean flags (Type Yes/No[BIT] to be printed from each record. Thinking that it would take up too much space on the paper together with the l

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function WEEK in Base

2019-08-25 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Sun, 2019-08-25 at 15:34 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > I am using Mariadb10 as backend from a Base client via JDBC. I have > > created the function within a Base Query (GUI). > > So it isn't a LO-problem. WEEK gives (in MariaDB/MySQL) 0 - 53, if > you > start the week with

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function WEEK in Base

2019-08-25 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Sun, 2019-08-25 at 14:32 +0200, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > On Sun, 2019-08-25 at 08:21 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > > Hi Harvey, > > > > > Does anyone know why the function WEEK returns a zero for > > > Tuesday, > > > Jan > > > 1st, 2019? i.e.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function WEEK in Base

2019-08-25 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Sun, 2019-08-25 at 08:21 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > Does anyone know why the function WEEK returns a zero for Tuesday, > > Jan > > 1st, 2019? i.e. WEEK('19-01-01') > > Must be WEEK('2019-01-01'), if you are using the internal HSQLDB. > Gives > '1' here. > Must be EXTRACT(

[libreoffice-users] Function WEEK in Base

2019-08-24 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Does anyone know why the function WEEK returns a zero for Tuesday, Jan 1st, 2019? i.e. WEEK('19-01-01') According to my calendar it should be week 1 and, in Calc, the WEEKNUM and ISOWEEKNUM both return 1. (WEEKNUM starts the week on Sunday, ISOWEEKNUM on Monday, but otherwise no difference) Cheer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2019-07-23 at 21:02 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > I remember using VBA from my days with MSAccess, but our LO/Linux > > world > > has such an 'embarrassment of riches' I don't quite know where to > > start. You could say I'm a bit intimidated by the idea. Any > > sugge

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2019-07-23 at 19:03 +0200, Alexander Thurgood wrote: > Le 23/07/2019 à 18:37, Harvey Nimmo a écrit : > > Hi Harvey, > > > A bit disappointing though. Is there no possibility for storing > > those > > kinds of SQL statements, so that they could be used again?

Re: [libreoffice-users] SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2019-07-23 at 18:08 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > I am not using macros (yet...hmm). I create the queries with the > > GUI in > > SQL view. > > I execute using the 'Run Query (F5)' function from the editor. The > > SQL > > text is not allowed to be stored with the synt

Re: [libreoffice-users] SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2019-07-23 at 16:53 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > I'm getting "Can not issue data manipulation statements with > > executeQuery()." > > Where do you start the update? > > Tools > SQL? > > Or is there a macro working? Then you have to run executeUpdate() > instead.

Re: [libreoffice-users] SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Harvey Nimmo
On Tue, 2019-07-23 at 16:21 +0200, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Harvey, > > > > The SQL editor is rejecting this UPDATE query that, I believe, > > obeys > > the standard SQL syntax. > > > > UPDATE 'Adressensammlung'.'Adressen' SET 'Adressen'.'Print_flag' = > > TRUE > > WHERE 'Adressen'.`Xmas` = TR

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