Re: [libreoffice-users] Errors in (google drive doc - gdoc) --> ( open doc -- odt ) conversion.

2014-09-06 Thread Alexandros Prekates
On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 12:08:32 +0100 Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Is it possible to post a bug-report to Google. It sounds like they > have really stuffed things up. Also post the same question to their > forums as they probably have (or will have) the same question > appearing many times until the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Errors in (google drive doc - gdoc) --> ( open doc -- odt ) conversion.

2014-09-06 Thread Alexandros Prekates
On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 04:26:46 -0700 (PDT) Owen Genat wrote: > Alexandros Prekates wrote > > Downloading a gdoc document from google drive you will prompted to > > choose a conversion. > > > > Choosing 'open document' i get an odt but i spotted an error in > > giving 'outline numbering = 10' to eve

RE: [libreoffice-users] Problem with MySQL tables

2014-09-06 Thread elderdanlewis
     You might need to close Base and then open it again.  Dan Original message From: Heinrich Stöllinger Date:09/06/2014 1:03 PM (GMT-05:00) To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-users] Problem with MySQL tables Hello, After changing the structure of a

[libreoffice-users] Problem with MySQL tables

2014-09-06 Thread Heinrich Stöllinger
Hello, After changing the structure of a MySQL-table (deleting ONE column and inserting another column) I cannot access the table anymore through LO-Base. LO-Base still keeps looking for the old column. Since everything works just fine when using the mysql-client (Linux.Mint) through the com

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to turn off read only

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Can you move the file into a new sub-folder such as "OldVersions-Backups" and then use "Save As.." to create a new copy in the main folder. I found a neat work-flow for editing my html files in GEdit in Gnu&Linux (but that doesn't work in Windows) is to 1. open the document 2. in the file-

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: dateValue() to dateText()?

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) As a purely cosmetic change how about TEXT (Xn:"NN DD MM ") I am not sure what the NN is doing tbh, but it's probably crucial. I am not sure this will work because it might be a case of a hard-coded specific answer rather than something that can be edited. DD usually gives 2 figures for

Re: [libreoffice-users] write frustrations

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It is still a good answer though! :) It shows that answers can be short! I am not sure that everyone knows ^ as a short way of writing "Ctrl" but it is in fairly common usage. I don't think we always need to dumb everything down to a ridiculous level all the time. @ John, yes you are "dum

Re: [libreoffice-users] write frustrations

2014-09-06 Thread John R. Sowden
I hadn't even thought of/tried the undelete feature. I was unaware of Ctrl Z, but, as hex 26 is an end of file marker, in my mind I block that out. That was a trick that I have used to make part of a file unreadable, based on which editor was being used to view the file. Thanks, John On 0

Re: [libreoffice-users] Errors in (google drive doc - gdoc) --> ( open doc -- odt ) conversion.

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is it possible to post a bug-report to Google. It sounds like they have really stuffed things up. Also post the same question to their forums as they probably have (or will have) the same question appearing many times until they fix it. In the meantime is it possible to download those gdoc

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to turn off read only

2014-09-06 Thread John R. Sowden
More data: At the OS level: User: R/W, Group: R/W, Others: RO Opened the file. went to file/properties/security: RO checked, grayed out. Used the Edit Icon, made a change, the change was allowed, I was able to save using the 'Save' command, exited LO, confirmed no RO changes at the OS level, ope

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to turn off read only

2014-09-06 Thread John R. Sowden
Good Morning All: Re: the properties/security/read only, this is where it all started, because I used that feature to secure the file. Unfortunately after I printed the invoice and compared it to others, I found changes to make. When I went back to the same location to 'uncheck' the box, it

[libreoffice-users] Re: Errors in (google drive doc - gdoc) --> ( open doc -- odt ) conversion.

2014-09-06 Thread Owen Genat
Alexandros Prekates wrote > Downloading a gdoc document from google drive you will prompted to > choose a conversion. > > Choosing 'open document' i get an odt but i spotted an error in > giving 'outline numbering = 10' to even headling styled with headline 1 > and superfluous xml in links. > >

[libreoffice-users] Re: dateValue() to dateText()?

2014-09-06 Thread Ross
Thanks Brian - you were right and you were right!! TEXT(Xn;"NN D MMMYY") took care of the formatting. And the result looked bloody awful. Back to the drawing board. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/dateValue-to-dateText-tp4121333p4121362.html Sent from the

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to turn off read only

2014-09-06 Thread Brian Barker
At 17:59 05/09/2014 -0700, John R. Sowden wrote: Now that I have created my invoice form, I went into file/properties and checked 'open as read only', so the form does not get "filled in". Then I decided to make some improvements. When I opened the file, of course, it is set to read only, so I

Re: [libreoffice-users] dateValue() to dateText()?

2014-09-06 Thread Brian Barker
At 20:04 05/09/2014 -0700, Ross Noname wrote: I have a spreadsheet to keep track of payments. In one column I will type 'ctrl+;' to enter the date. These cells are formatted for date and duly show the date. If a date is entered the amount received will appear in the adjacent cell (the amount is