Re: [libreoffice-users] certificate undetect

2022-09-05 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi *, only copied from LO hel: Choose Tools - Options - LibreOffice - Security and, in the Certificate Path area, click Certificate. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.

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

2022-08-16 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, tested this: SELECT COALESCE ( `User`, 'Empty' ) AS `User`, COUNT( `ID` ) FROM `test`.`User` AS `User` GROUP BY `User` You don't need to change the alias for `Location` to `Loc`. I could save this, open this to edit in GUI, execute it - no Problem with direct connection on MariaDB

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

2022-08-16 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, SELECT `Location`, COUNT( `Location` ) FROM `Item_Management`.`Items` `Items` GROUP BY `Location` The result is correct for all LOCATIONS that are not empty, but surpisingly the blank field for the empty locations is accompanied by the value 0. How can I get the right count for the

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

2022-08-12 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, ... MySQL/MariaDB with different drivers will be a new thread - or shouldn't we try it per private mail? ... Robert, I have only been following this thread as a lurker, not contributor, but if I may offer a view on that question: I'm surely not the only person finding this thread e

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

2022-08-12 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, MySQL/MariaDB with different drivers will be a new thread - or shouldn't we try it per private mail? Which connector do you use? (MySQL or MariaDB? If MySQL: which version?) Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsu

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

2022-08-12 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, OK. Thanks, Robert. That is more or less the conclusion that I had come to. Not very user-friendly, but it works. Reason for this behavior might be you are using a server database for many users. Have had a look with PHPMyAdmin. Couldn't edit the view there also. Regards Robert

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

2022-08-11 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, 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. Editing views with external databases won't work. It's the same behavior for every other

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

2022-08-11 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, LO won't be installed without internal HSQLDB. But with that behavior you reported you are using internal Firebird. Will be shown at the bottom of the window in statusbar. You are using packages from your distribution, not from LO directly. Have tested the same version you are usi

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

2022-08-11 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, 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. Views will be executed in the database. The content will look for Base like a non-writable table. You coul

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

2022-08-10 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, The Base Guide answers my question precisely, listing as it does the built-in functions together with a remark in each case "[Works in the GUI]" - or not (e.g. CASE) Great stuff!! And all this translated from German Base Handbuch into English. I take this as special compliment.

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

2022-08-10 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, most SQL code I create direcly without using GUI, so I don't know if all of this could also be created through GUI. Have a look at the Base Guide https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/qjFkGwpEEkNrt6f. The GUI has been created to work perfect with internal HSQLDB (very old…), b

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

2022-08-09 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, For example, I would like to extract a text string from a field in each record and display it in an extra view and/or query field, or multiply two field values and record the result in an extra field. A little example will help: What is the content of the field in tehe table, whot

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

2022-08-08 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, mark the content. Copy it to clipboard. Go to the database file and open the tables pane. Right mousclick → insert. Choose the table where to append the data to, choose the column in the wizard and it will be done. You won't need a *.csv-file and phpMyAdmin to do this the same wa

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mysterious line-spacing

2022-07-22 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Séamas, (Strangely, there’s an option within the style definition of “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style.” Why there should be an option of *not* doing something so unorthodox is another mystery; however, it also has no effect.) I use exactly this option to document code t

Re: [libreoffice-users] no emails for comments and adding attachments on bugzilla, normal?

2022-07-20 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Vani, last action for bug 131512 was: You have set yourself to cc and have written some comments. You won't get a mail for your own comments. If there will anybody add a comment you will get a mail with the content. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] no emails for comments and adding attachments on bugzilla, normal?

2022-07-20 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi vani, why i am not receiving emails for my comments and adding of attachments on bugzilla. i could not find mailing list also. You have subscribed to bugzilla with a mail address. You will get all comments to a bug if you reported the bug or set yourself to cc. Could you post the bug num

Re: [libreoffice-users] output formats.

2022-06-27 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Chris, For master documents: File → Export could give a *.odt-Document Save the file this way, reopen it and save it again in *.docx. I would prefer to export to *.pdf. No problems here since a long time with German Base Handbuch: 13 chapters, all the same styles. Export this very often w

Re: [libreoffice-users] Right Mouse Click Problem

2022-06-27 Thread Robert Großkopf
Thanks Robert. Obviously you are more skilled at searching Bugzilla than I am. Have only had a look at Bugs reported in last 7 days (after searching for menue …). So a little bit luck … Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+uns

Re: [libreoffice-users] Right Mouse Click Problem

2022-06-27 Thread Robert Großkopf
Seems to be this bug: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149537 with many duplicates, -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-u

Re: [libreoffice-users] Right Mouse Click Problem

2022-06-27 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi *, Is anyone else experiencing this issue or have I missed something? Version: 7.4.0.0.beta1 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: cec1fe9b57a55c032f9f118c907f34e22a63d040 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-GB Calc:

Re: [libreoffice-users] What about "(web)" in title of writer window?

2022-05-31 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Walther, Why is "(web)" added to the writer title like "foo (web) - LibreOffice Writer" ? Have tried it here with the same old version you are using, but packages from LO directly (not from Linux distribution). Don't get '(web)' there. Did you open the file from a server? Regards Rob

Re: [libreoffice-users] Connecting Document to Database

2022-05-29 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Keith, I am having a problem with a form for a database that I constructed without the help of the form wizard, many years ago. I know that I have to link or connect the form to the database but I can't find out how to do it. It is a standalone form, isn't it? Database is an internal dat

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

2022-05-20 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hy Harvey, 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? I'm working with LO 7.3.3.2 here, but have also installed many older versions. LO 7.2.7 will do the same. If you have created reports, which will use charts, the next version LO 7.4 w

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

2022-05-20 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, I am using LO on OpenSUSE Linux Leap 15.3 Version: 7.2.5.1 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 20(Build:1) CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.3; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded This is a special bug of OpenSUSE build: https://bugs.documentf

Re: [libreoffice-users] Vulnerability report

2022-04-21 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Min Di, I found a vulnerability and I want to know if I should send you the vulnerability report through the website or through a special bug bounty platform? I would prefer to write a bug description at https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/ Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familieg

Re: [libreoffice-users] Off Line Help Installation

2022-03-21 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Joe, file:///opt/libreoffice7.3/help/en-GB/text/shared/05/new_help.html?System=UNIX&DbPAR=WRITER&HID=.uno:HelpIndex#bm_id3806162 My guess is that you installed LibreOffice from an Ubuntu repository, rather than the original libreoffice download site. /tmp is a particularly stupid location

Re: [libreoffice-users] Off Line Help Installation

2022-03-20 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Paolo, Hi.   Yes, I can confirm. I have LO  7.3.0.3  on ubuntu 20.04.   When I press  F1,  it opens a browser  with address: file:///tmp/lu18302293odos5.tmp/NewHelp0.html and says  'file not found'. This is a totally wron path. Have a look for your LibreOffice program installation. here

Re: [libreoffice-users] Off Line Help Installation

2022-03-20 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Joe, could be you didn't see it is the offline help you are using. The browser will be opened and there should appear as address something beginning with "file:///…" This is the current offline help. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-m

Re: [libreoffice-users] Import script problems

2022-03-03 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Dan, PERFORM IMPORT SCRIPT DATA FROM 'Main-subform.cvs' STOP ON ERROR; CHECKPOINT; This seems to be the right path: "You can specify the ACL file path with an absolute or relative path. If you use a relative path, it must be relative to the .properties file." (p 310 of User Guide HSQLDB 2

Re: [libreoffice-users] Security at Libre Office

2022-02-24 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Anna, I am looking to replace our Access Database. How is your security at LibreOffice? The internal databases of LibreOffice are not protected. You could use the database file if the system allows to use this file. And if you use the file you could also do anything with the database. I

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

2022-02-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, try it with Shift and left mouse click. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer slow display

2022-02-14 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Thomas, as I wrote in this list on 2022-02-09 12:22 it seems to be a known bug: See special this comment in the bug description: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145963#c16 Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: u

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice crashes every day

2022-02-09 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Thomas, could be something like this: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/slow-typing-with-writer-in-windows-11/71028/15 but you are using WIN10, not WIN11. There are bugs reported for this problem: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145963 Many duplicates there. Regards Robert -

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice crashes every day

2022-02-09 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Thomas, did you try to disable Skia? (Options → LO → View → Graphics Output) See also: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/version-7-1-6-2-crashes-on-windows-10/67946 Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoff

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 7.3 not working on Fedora 34??

2022-02-07 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Michael, One of the messages talks about a version 7.3.0.3 that works, but I can't seem to find it on any of the links. Perhaps it fixed this issue, but caused others?? Have a look here: https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/ or here: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot install a separator line above footnotes.

2021-12-29 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Ken, I know that the first step is to select Format -> Page style ... -> Footnote, which opens a window with several options for the footnote properties. One of the options is 'Style'. Selection of 'None' for 'style' means no separator line. If a separator line is wanted some other selectio

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot change Icon Style

2021-12-05 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi emril, > > The LibreOffice icon style is Sifr. When I  select another one and click > Apply, it returns to Sifr. What's wrong? I could choose between different iconstyles: Breeze, Colibre, Elementary, Karasa Jaga, Sifr and Sukapura. Which LO-version on wich system do you use? I have installed

Re: [libreoffice-users] Master Document, Index/PDF Page Numbers Don't Match

2021-10-22 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Adam, did you run Tools → Update → Update All before exporting the whole content to the *.pdf-document? I have created the German Base Handbuch with a Master Document, contains 12 diffent *.odt-files. Works right here without problems with nearly 650 pages. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https

Re: [libreoffice-users] Update a mailmerge file

2021-08-15 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Michael, > > But for anyone else following, here's the slightly amended suggestion: > 1. Open the Base file used by the Writer merge file > 2. (With Base still open, but not as an action from within Base, just using > a file manager) Open the source Calc file, Make your edits and save. You don

Re: [libreoffice-users] Update a mailmerge file

2021-08-15 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Michael, > Is there a way to dynamically set up a Calc->Base->Writer mail merge so > that changes in Calc can be pushed through to Writer? I don't see how to do > it. Not dynamically, but some hints: You have to open the Base file before opening Calc. Wehen opening Calc you see it is write pro

Re: [libreoffice-users] Multiple references to footnote?

2021-06-02 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Gary, > I have a document in writer in which it would be helpful to refer > to the same footnote from different parts of the text (to avoid > multiple copies of the footnote) but i cant seem to find how to do > it. Is it even possible? Don't think it would be possible, because you could also cl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail Merge question

2021-05-26 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Suzie, > Can anybody > tell me how to insert mail merge fields one at a time, and not just > the standard address block that’s in the mail merge wizard? In Writer try Insert → Field → More Fields → Database → Type → Mail Merge Fields and select the field from the table of your database. Reg

Re: [libreoffice-users] Smart pdf forms with calculations

2021-04-21 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Dave, > Has anyone tried to use LO to create a smart form that does > calculations? I'm thinking of an order form that calculates sales tax > based on the location and shipping cost based on the destination. > Some areas have no sales tax, others a little, etc. > You couldn't export any code li

Re: [libreoffice-users] difficulty with base

2021-03-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Moebius, here the simple solution: Put away the table "codes". Edit table "Personnens" → add the field "Villes_ID" to "Personnes" (should be INTEGER; foreignkey from table "Villes") → delete the fields "Codepost" and "Ville" from this table. You will get this information from "Villes". You wi

Re: [libreoffice-users] difficulty with base

2021-03-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Moebius, I wanted to load down the example, but I don't know what buttons should be pressed (all in French). Could you please send me the exmaple database per provate mail? Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@gl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Collabora experience?

2021-03-14 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Thomas, >> > Well, **IF** I get to the Collabora full screen, I am still presented with: > "Do you want to open a read-only file / Do you want to open/edit a copy". > And this is not only with pCloud but also with Airsend the case. This is the same you get if you open any document, which couldn

Re: [libreoffice-users] Collabora experience?

2021-03-12 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Thomas, could be the same here with LibreOffice Online for scools: Set the mobile-phone Collabora to fullscreen. A blue pen appears. Press on the blue pen. All must be writable now. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsub

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Base -Queries...

2021-03-05 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi zed, you have to set the filter in subquery. Could be this is what you want to get: SELECT SUM( "No" ) FROM (SELECT * FROM "Reactor_Videos Table 1" WHERE "First" >= '2020-12-01' AND "Last" <= '2020-12-31' ) You have to set the dates SQL-like in format '-MM-DD' Regards Robert -- Homepag

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calculating the difference between two time values by means of SQL

2021-03-05 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi, > > > SELECT ID, t1, t2, t2 - t1 AS duration FROM time_measurements1 You are looking for the function DATEDIFF(string, datetime1, datetime2) Could be this works, if you have choosen a datetime field, not only a time field. SELECT ID, t1, t2, DATEDIFF('hour', t1, t2) AS duration FROM time_mea

Re: [libreoffice-users] 7.1 Writer no longer appears to remember last cursor position

2021-02-11 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Mark, is there any entry in Tools → Options → LibreOffcie → User Data → First Name / Last Name? The cursor will set to the position the user endet to work with thge document. If there is no user defined it will always be set at the start of the document. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using Base to front-end a spreadsheet. Can you insert a new record/line?

2021-02-11 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Richard, >  Is there a way to use LO Base connected to a spreadsheet to insert a > new row in the spreadsheet via Base? No chance to do this directly. Base will load the Calc table when starting Base. All tables are write protected for Base. You could only change the content in Calc directly.

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to Remove Read-Only Restriction

2021-01-05 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi aln, > When I send a spreadsheet (xxx.ods) as an attachment in an email (I use > Thunderbird), it is received as a "Read-Only" file. The only Options that I > know of don't appear to force it to be Read-Only (see attached). So how do I > disable this restriction? Could it be you are trying to

Re: [libreoffice-users] I need to insert some internet addresses in a bilbiography

2021-01-04 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi giova, Writer doesn't know how to break the links. Go to Insert → Formatting Mark → Insert soft Hypen to set a break. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Modifying a decimal field in a Base form

2020-11-06 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Dan, must be something like [<3.5][BLUE]0.#;[>5.2][RED]0.#;[Black]0.# It is depending on the language and the decimalseparator. In German I have to write comma instead of point. Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office 7 -vs- Office 2019

2020-09-28 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Charles, > > Havet you actually *used *(not just Googled a list or found a list or > suggestions on Wiki) other free, open source applications which will do > most of what Publisher does? Did you try it with Scribus? We created newsletters in school mit Scribus a long time ... Regards Robert

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create a relative hyperlink to file?

2020-09-19 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Dave, > I am trying to create a Writer document with a number of links to files > in the same directory as the odt file itself. Using absolute paths > everything works perfectly, but relative links (eg. file://abc.xyz) > always fail with a "not an *absolute* URL" error. The links will be saved

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Base previously copying data from Calc to Base)...

2020-09-07 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Zed, > > My first thought was to have the entire database in one Table, > differentiating the sectors by using different titles for the ID field, > e.g. ID as an Integer (for the Reactor), IDArtist  for the artist as an > Integer etc.  I created the IDArtist as an Integer but when I tried to >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice7 form control problem

2020-08-17 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Willy, > > I installed libreoffice 7.0.0.3 dutch version on a Windows 10 64 bit > system. I noticed that, after putting a control on a form and opening > the control properties window, all options are lacking. What's > happend (a bug)? Any suggestions? Couldn't reproduce the behavior with Open

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem: Generating a Table in LO Base from a LO Calc Spreadsheet

2020-08-07 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Brian, Vince, * I have written a bug-description for this behavior: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135540 Could someone confirm this bug? Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoff

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem: Generating a Table in LO Base from a LO Calc Spreadsheet

2020-08-07 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Vince, > > > I am having the same type of problem with another Calc sheet conversion > to a Base table. This time, data within each field have an underline > present.?? How do I remove the underscores/underlining? > > The Font Effects | Text Description | Underling: control box option > indic

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem: Generating a Table in LO Base from a LO Calc Spreadsheet

2020-08-04 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Vince, > > Doing a left mouse click on Table1, I see the field names, but do not > see the record data. If I select a field, at the top, the record data is > visible only as white text on a dark blue background. The data are part of the database. This is good. But the format of the table is th

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Base previously copying data from Calc to Base)...

2020-08-01 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Zed, > > The Table has one field named "Gender" and the gender is indicated by F, > or M or M/F where a family is involved. > > What I was trying to achieve was a query which extracted the total > numbers for each gender (e.g. 50, M25, M/F13) between a particular time > period. In this case th

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Base (previously copying data from Calc to Base)...

2020-08-01 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi zed, > > Thank you for your very prompt reply. I followed your instructions and > it returned the sum of entries on the date entered. I obviously didn't > phrase my questions clearly enough, for what I wanted was the sum of all > entries for the period 01/07/2020 to 31/07/2020.  I cannot find h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Connecting libreoffice to MySQL/MariaDB via JDBC

2020-07-27 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Mike, > > Issues arise when attempting to create a new database within Libreoffice. Do you try to create a MySQL/MariaDB database from LO Base? You could only connect to a database with LO Base, not create a new database. You need a MySQL or MariaDB database and could create tables in this dat

Re: [libreoffice-users] online conversion docx to odt, headless or not

2020-07-25 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Uwe, > > The following works > soffice --convert-to odt > GQ_Course_guide_Applied_Statistics_and_Numerical_Methods_2020_FINAL.docx > but I have also seen > > soffice --convert-to odt > GQ_Course_guide_Applied_Statistics_and_Numerical_Methods_2020_FINAL.docx > --headless > > It seems to ge

Re: [libreoffice-users] Copying data from Calc to Base...

2020-07-22 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Zed, > > Warning.  Wrong data type:java.lang.IllegalArgumentException. This only says: You will input, for example, a text in a field for dates. Are there field-descriptions in the first row you wanted to import? Then you have to chose "First row with fieldnames". I see the fields in the Calc

Re: [libreoffice-users] recovery problems

2020-07-15 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Pete, most of the problems are in the user-folder. Hope you haven't used much there. You could do this: Close LO. Look for .config/libreoffice/4 (Your system is a Linux system - I'm also working with KDE here and hope it is the same folder ...) It is a hidden folder in your home directory. Ren

Re: [libreoffice-users] Understanding Character styles "Default Style" and relative font sizes

2020-07-09 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, one hint: Tools → Options → LibreOffice Writer → Basic Fonts will set the size of the Default Character Style (and some other styles) I have tried it with Character Style Emphasis. Set it to 150% - it was set to 150% of the Default Character Style and sets all to 18pt. Then I changed the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Understanding Character styles "Default Style" and relative font sizes

2020-07-09 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, >  All > percentages seem to be based on a 12pt font, regardless of the font size > specified in the Paragraph style. 12pt is the defined font size of the paragraph "Default Style". You have to look in the style dialog in tab "Organizer" → "Inherit from". You could change "Default Style"

Re: [libreoffice-users] Understanding Character styles "Default Style" and relative font sizes

2020-07-09 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, > > Also: can someone explain "text-to-text alignment" (Paragraph style > Alignment tab)? Try this: Write some Text with Default Style. Copy it for getting some paragraphs. Now set the paragraph Text to Text → Alignment → Top. Mark a word in the paragraph and switch the size of this to 1

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document hierarchy and Indexing [as applied to LO Guides]

2020-06-16 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, newbies will create all content in one document. So it is no problem to set Level 1 ~ Heading 1 Level 2 ~ Heading 2 Level 3 ~ Heading 3 But if there are separate document for each chapter of a guide you couldn't get a well formed Master Document for a guide. Heading 1 must be there in L

Re: [libreoffice-users] Edit contour not working

2020-06-11 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, > > Also, in poking around I note that there is a new version of LO > available. I hate programs that come out with new versions every couple > of months. Instead of installing it I think I'm going to uninstall this > 6.3.4.2 and install LO from the Ubuntu repositories. That won't get > u

Re: [libreoffice-users] Edit contour not working

2020-06-11 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, one hint: *.jpg can't contain transparent background. The contur is mostly set to this transparent background. I would prefer to change the background in the *.png to transparaent background to see how contur should work automatically. You are using LO 6.3.4.2. LO 6.3 has had end of life

Re: [libreoffice-users] Edit contour not working

2020-06-10 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John, > > I have a graphic on a page in Writer. The graphic is about 4cm wide and > about 10cm high, so I have aligned it left and set contour to wrap > right so that the text will flow down on the right of the graphic. This > works, but the text is smashed into the side of the graphic. To fix

Re: [libreoffice-users] Setting font color for a range of values (Base)

2020-05-06 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Dan, > Yes, I am. Actually I do not think this can be done in an formatted > field in an individual control. I know that negative currency is not > red even when that property is selected. It does work for a table > control though. I think I will try this a little later today. Works as expect

Re: [libreoffice-users] Setting font color for a range of values (Base)

2020-05-06 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Dan, > I have a form with the results of medical test that are run each time I > see the doctor. Each one of them has a "good" range. What I want to do > is to have one color for those which are lower than the range, one in > the range, and one which is above the range. > > I have seen this do

Re: [libreoffice-users] Insert page before TOC

2020-05-04 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Ian, > Thanks Robert. That allowed me to insert a page break but the new > page had a background colour the same as the TOC and changing the > style from "Contents Heading" to Default Style" wouldn't remove it. Did you really press Alt + Enter two times? The first break will be part of the TO

Re: [libreoffice-users] Insert page before TOC

2020-05-03 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Ian, >> >> you could try this: >> Change the TOC. It is protected against manual changes. > How do you change it if its protected other than update it? I couldn't find > how to "unprotect it" Right click with mouse on the TOC → Edit Index Type → Type and Title → Protected against manual change

Re: [libreoffice-users] Insert page before TOC

2020-05-02 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Ian, you could try this: Change the TOC. It is protected against manual changes. Set the cursor at the start of the TOC. Press Alt + Enter two times. The first break will be part of the TOC, the second break will be out of the TOC. Set the TOC back to protection against manual changes. Regards

Re: [libreoffice-users] problem sorting

2020-02-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi William, > I have a spreadsheet downloaded from my bank.  I changed the first col > to format date MM/DD/ but when I sort the sheet it is still sorting > the first col as if it were text, starting with 01/01/2020 and ending > with 12/31/2019 (in ascending order). Seems it is inserted as te

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base...

2020-02-04 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi David, Only one some hints for the tables and the relations between the tables: > > A. ID > B. Name > C. Gender > D. Number of reactions done > E. First reaction > F. Last reaction this is the most recent reaction > G. Days - Formula =NOW() > H. Weeks - = > I. Months = > This has wo

Re: [libreoffice-users] View issues with 6.07 from Ubuntu repositories

2019-12-29 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John Jason, >> >> did you try to reset the user-profile? >> (home/user/.config/libreoffice/4) > > Yes I did. Made no difference. > .. and it is the right user-profile for the Ubuntu-version of LO? I could remember in SUSE there was a different profile, but it changed sometimes ago to the same

Re: [libreoffice-users] View issues with 6.07 from Ubuntu repositories

2019-12-28 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi John Jason, did you try to reset the user-profile? (home/user/.config/libreoffice/4) Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't find the JRE with LibreOffice 6.2

2019-12-22 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Ken, > I added a screenshot of the "about" screen. > > you can see it at > https://imgur.com/fVbdT2S > > It is V. 6.2.8.2 (x64) Sorry, I can't help here any more. Listed all I know like https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/General/InstallJava I have no Windows here, no bug is reported for

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't find the JRE with LibreOffice 6.2

2019-12-21 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Ken, What I could see there: > > Please look at third and fourth images this album. > https://imgur.com/a/TOx0jWv Seems Java in a path with (x86) says it is x86_64. What I don't see: Did you install LO for x86 or for x86_64? Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robe

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't find the JRE with LibreOffice 6.2

2019-12-20 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hei ken, most of the problem with JRE appear beacause LO hasent the same bit-version like JRE: If you install LO 64bit you also have to install 64bit JRE > > I've linked my findings to this reply: > > https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/193607/how-do-i-install-jre-for-librebase-62/?answer=2

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre base report writer

2019-12-13 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Peter, > Years ago when I first used Libre Base it had a built in reporting > software. Yhe later versions do not include this. Is this software still > available and if so how do I get it and install it? The old report software is included in LO. You could run all reports, whcih have been cre

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

2019-12-12 Thread Robert Großkopf
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 know wher I found it, when I created the Base-Handbook. But have a lokk for the English

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

2019-12-12 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Harvey, try this: Write into Data > Data field IF([NameOfBoolField];"y";"n") Regards Robert -- Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubs

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Writer form field forced to UPPER case

2019-10-01 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Alex, > > One suggestion might be to see whether you can embed a JS script in your > PDF form for that control that does this for you, see for example, this > thread : > > https://answers.acrobatusers.com/how-make-form-field-caps-q38840.aspx > > I honestly don't know whether this is possible

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Writer form field forced to UPPER case

2019-09-30 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Maurice, > >> There is no form-field in LO which changes the input from lower case to >> upper case > > You mean other than Format/Text/Uppercase? Look at a form-field. Right click on the field > Control properties > Font. There is one button "Features". No possibility to set the whole cont

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer form field forced to UPPER case

2019-09-28 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi Rod, > > One of the fields should be upper case.  Is there a form control that > will convert entered text to upper case? There is no form-field in LO which changes the input from lower case to upper case. Special for *.pdf-forms: The fields in *.pdf-forms will be textfields without any speci

Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing Toolbar

2019-09-13 Thread Robert Großkopf
Hi, > > LibreOffice 6.0.7.3 00m0(Build:3) You are using a special build for your distribution. Could be the package there is a special package, which contains the toolbar. I would prefer to install the versions directly from LO. Versions like 6.3.1.2 with Build-ID like b79626edf0065ac373bd1df5c28

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function WEEK in Base

2019-08-25 Thread Robert Großkopf
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 Sunday. WEEK('2019-01-01',1) gives 1, because it returns values from 1 -

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function WEEK in Base

2019-08-24 Thread Robert Großkopf
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(WEEK FROM CAST('2019-01-01' AS TIMESTAMP)), if you are using internal Firebird.

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

2019-07-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
... and there is no problem to use the *.rpm directly from LibreOffice. I have installed more than 15 different LO-versions for testing parallel in a folder here - also LO 6.3.0.2 ... My System: OpenSUSE 15 64bit rpm Linux. Regards Robert -- Homepage: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de LibreOffi

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

2019-07-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
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 suggestions > where I might start? I see your mailaccount is from *.de (Germany)

Re: [libreoffice-users] SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
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 syntax error in the one case. > In the case of the shorter command, the SQL text i

Re: [libreoffice-users] SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
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. Which database-connection do you use? Regards Robert -- Homepage: http://rob

Re: [libreoffice-users] SQL Syntax UPDATE

2019-07-23 Thread Robert Großkopf
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` = TRUE; > > I'm no SQL expert but I cannot for the life of me understand what is >

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