Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Errr, you know you can write your reports in Writer rather than in Base?  It gives a lot more flexibility that way.  You 'just' need to connect your Writer document to the database.  Errr, that is where i get stuck though as i don't know how to do that yet! :(  With database programs in

Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
Just to inform all users: I got the answer in the cross-post mentioned earlier which is http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61t=61646 On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) Errr, you know you can write your reports in Writer rather

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry, i know it's initially more complicated but once you work it out it makes it MUCH easier for your normal users to use the database as they don't see any of the complexity used in the design process.  They just carry on using Writer.  So there is less chance of them accidentally

Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2013/5/11 Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk: Hi :) Errr, you know you can write your reports in Writer rather than in Base? And you can use Calc instead of Base for those tables too… he he he… Sorry, couldn't resist… Johnny Rosenberg It gives a lot more flexibility that way. You 'just'

Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks! :)  Yes, there are tons of different valid ways of going about this sort of thing.  However i was suggesting a couple of improvements rather than going backwards.  lol Regard from Tom :)  From: Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com To:

[libreoffice-users] error opening form, cannot delete form

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
When I try to open a form, I get this error: When I try to delete it, I get the dialog box to confirm delete, I click Delete button, but the form is not deleted. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] error opening form, cannot delete form

2013-05-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On 05/11/2013 06:03 AM, rounak jain wrote: When I try to open a form, I get this error: When I try to delete it, I get the dialog box to confirm delete, I click Delete button, but the form is not deleted. What error do you get when you try to delete the form? More information about the

[libreoffice-users] ”Artifacts” in OpenOffice and LibreOffice

2013-05-11 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
I have had this problem for quite some time now (months if not years) in LibreOffice and OpenOffice. The problems are maybe a little bit worse in LibreOffice, but I didn't exactly measure it… It looks like a graphics card problem, but why are nothing else affected? It only happens to OpenOffice

[libreoffice-users] Re: ”Artifacts” in OpenOffice and LibreOffice

2013-05-11 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2013/5/11 Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com: I have had this problem for quite some time now (months if not years) in LibreOffice and OpenOffice. The problems are maybe a little bit worse in LibreOffice, but I didn't exactly measure it… It looks like a graphics card problem, but why are

[libreoffice-users] JDBC driver for Mac OS

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
According to the article here, I need to install libmysql-java to connect BASE with MySQL using JDBC. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/doityourself-it-guy/diy-connect-libreoffice-base-to-a-mysql-database/1386 I found instructions for installing it on linux via apt-get. Any ideas for Mac OS? --

Re: [libreoffice-users] ”Artifacts” in OpenOffice and LibreOffice

2013-05-11 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
I have had subtle redraw issues with OO off and on, and I always blamed it on an interaction between applications and the video drivers. Realize that I use nVidia video cards on 64-bit Fedora using the proprietary video drivers. What I saw was not remotely as bad. Admittedly, when I tried

Fwd: [libreoffice-users] error opening form, cannot delete form

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
No error reported. There is hardly anything in the database. See the attachment. On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On 05/11/2013 06:03 AM, rounak jain wrote: When I try to open a form, I get this error: When I try to delete it, I get the dialog box

[libreoffice-users] Re: JDBC driver for Mac OS

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
Found j connector instead. http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/ How to install it in Mac OS? Quite a few articles advice against setting the Class variable like http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2509138/classpath-on-mac-and-how-does-mac-look-for-mysql-connector-java-bin-jar and the rest

[libreoffice-users] 4.0.3.3 - Thanks!

2013-05-11 Thread William Drago
Just a thank you to say 4.0.3.3 fixed my 2 most annoying bugs 1) calc losing cell formatting after re-open and 2) writer losing drawings after re-open. I do appreciate the hard work... Thanks, -Bill -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

RE: [libreoffice-users] ”Artifacts” in OpenOffice and LibreOffice

2013-05-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I see less-dramatic variants of these on Windows 8 also, using an ATI Radeon HD 5980 graphics processor with an HP Z30W monitor in 32bbp 2560 x 1600 landscape orientation. I am certain in my case that the situation is GDI/driver/engine related. The typical situation is where editing leads to

[libreoffice-users] Thanks for IFERROR and IFNA in LO 4

2013-05-11 Thread david_lynch
Many thanks to the developers who provided IFERROR and IFNA: it has made my spreadsheet code much more readable and even enabled some simplication (because the formulas would have overflowed previously). David Lynch -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Not able to Unsubscribe from the mail-list

2013-05-11 Thread M Henri Day
2013/5/10 Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Hi :) Sorry, i sent this back tot he list because i'm not sure how to solve this one now. The problems? page http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ suggests 1. Check what type of subscription you have. Either

[libreoffice-users] Re: colour printing bug in Writer?

2013-05-11 Thread Marc Paré
Le 05/05/13 07:04 PM, Steve Edmonds a écrit : Do you see controls for Landscape? What does it do if you choose it It is some dicky issue with the Brother driver and LO on Linux. I have seen some discussion and it is just as easy to print to PDF and print that. Actually, I also have a

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Draw destroys odg files

2013-05-11 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Alaak, Could you send us a copy of your file so that we can verify on our systems? Feel free to send me a copy directly if you want. Cheers, Marc Le 07/05/13 02:46 AM, Alaak a écrit : Hi, Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome 3. I already tried starting from the command line, but I don't get any

[libreoffice-users] extensions or wizards?

2013-05-11 Thread Adriam Delgado Rivero
I have a question, LibreOffice do not quite understand what the extensions and what the attendees wizards http://www.uci.cu -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: JDBC driver for Mac OS

2013-05-11 Thread Dan Lewis
The method of installing the j connector should be similar to installing it on any Operating System. from the MySQL website download the zip file to your desktop: mysql-connector-java-5.1.25.zip. Double click it to unzip it producing the mysql-connector-java-5.1.25 folder. Drag it to the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: colour printing bug in Writer?

2013-05-11 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 2013-05-12 07:18, Marc Paré wrote: Le 05/05/13 07:04 PM, Steve Edmonds a écrit : Do you see controls for Landscape? What does it do if you choose it It is some dicky issue with the Brother driver and LO on Linux. I have seen some discussion and it is just as easy to print to PDF and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Not able to Unsubscribe from the mail-list

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's not really all that secret.  It's just the email address of the postmaster as given at the bottom of the page http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ but he is a busy chap so i didn't want to put it on the list in case it starts getting used as a first

[libreoffice-users] Re: Thanks for IFERROR and IFNA in LO 4

2013-05-11 Thread Pedro
david_lynch wrote Many thanks to the developers who provided IFERROR and IFNA: it has made my spreadsheet code much more readable and even enabled some simplification (because the formulas would have overflowed previously). +1 Thank you LO developers ;) -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Base data-loss and other problems

2013-05-11 Thread anne-ology
Are you perchance not correctly subscribed to this list?; you might want to re-subscribe by sending a message to users+subscr...@global.libreoffice.org Hi Tom, in fact, if I am right, the decision on change the database backend to Firebird, has been taken, look in:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-11 Thread anne-ology
Beautifully expressed. On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 5:53 AM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) You 2 have kinda missed the boat on that one. Now you would need to convince all handset and mobile device makers, plus all office workers everywhere to revert back to a system

[libreoffice-users] help with database

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
I have connected my Base to MySql. Can you please clarify which tasks must I perform in Base and which ones in MySql..for exampleI guess I must create tables in MySql...what about Forms and Queries? Where must I make the data entry? Sorry.total newbie!!(and intermediate

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: JDBC driver for Mac OS

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
worked. thank you very much. On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 1:43 AM, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: The method of installing the j connector should be similar to installing it on any Operating System. from the MySQL website download the zip file to your desktop:

Re: [libreoffice-users] help with database

2013-05-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On 05/11/2013 11:21 PM, rounak jain wrote: I have connected my Base to MySql. Can you please clarify which tasks must I perform in Base and which ones in MySql..for exampleI guess I must create tables in MySql...what about Forms and Queries? Where must I make the data entry?

Re: [libreoffice-users] help with database

2013-05-11 Thread rounak jain
[quote]What version of MySQL are you using?[/quote] $ which mysql /usr/local/mysql-5.6.11-osx10.7-x86_64/bin/mysql [quote] Tables and their data are kept within MySQL.After creating the schema, you can use Base to create the tables for the schema.[/quote]