[libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-09-03 Thread Andreas Säger
fruitjam wrote: How do I use find replace to fix all the formulas which have such lengthy reference statements? For starters, each cell would have to be checked for cell references, and then again checks will have to be conducted to identify those with apostrophes and spaces within the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-08-31 Thread Andreas Säger
The apostrophe in pc's is the culprit. Encoding the spaces and the apostrophe may work: ='file:///e:/dox/pc%27s%20documents/street%20address.ods'#sheet1.e4 If not, remove the apostrophe from the folder name. -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-08-31 Thread fruitjam
Worked! Thanks! But how do I go about encoding several scores of links in a given spreadsheet? Do I have to manually edit all of those? Or is there a shortcut? I note that blank space, if present, in the sheet name need not be encoded. Yours respectfully, Fruitjam* *** On 31 August 2011

[libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-08-31 Thread Andreas Säger
You can use findreplace to fix all your formulas. Programmers, administrators and web-designers use to avoid special characters in path names. Apart from that, it is *always* a bad idea to split sheets across documents. The target document keeps a copy of the referenced data anyway, so why not

[libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-08-31 Thread fruitjam
How do I use find replace to fix all the formulas which have such lengthy reference statements? For starters, each cell would have to be checked for cell references, and then again checks will have to be conducted to identify those with apostrophes and spaces within the formulas. The problem is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-08-31 Thread Bill Gradwohl
On 08/31/2011 05:53 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: The target document keeps a copy of the referenced data anyway, so why not store all the sheets in a single document? Because the primary doc may be used by an employee and that doc generates information the employee should have no access to. The

[libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-08-31 Thread Andreas Säger
Well, you are in the ugly trap of document security which simply does not exist. Once the document is loaded, all referenced data are freely accessible by means of formulas, macros or using your web browser (content.xml). In case of URL links the data are embedded in the document, which is why all

[libreoffice-users] Re: Linking between two separate spreadsheets result in Err:509.

2011-08-31 Thread fruitjam
Converting the data into database is not an option that users in my workplace are keen to explore. Spreadsheets are quick, less time-consuming when it comes to presenting reports on the fly for most. I had the notion that LibreOffice supports MS Office 2010 spreadsheet links. But I was taken