Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail Merge and Labels

2013-12-16 Thread John Clegg
I have just done my labels too - only using Avery 8165 (I just happened to have some in the drawer) It worked find, but I too found the printing started right on the edge - and I couldn't see any way to change this other than adding spaces manually. I had to add a blank line at the top for the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Change key

2013-01-14 Thread John Clegg
Try Tools Customise Keyboard from within Writer. Watch for the radio buttons top right that change the scope between just Writer and all of LO. John On 14 January 2013 08:37, Jaap Bosman j...@xs4all.nl wrote: I need to change keys because function keys do not work on my keyboard. Want ctrl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Is it possible to show cell value with text

2012-11-11 Thread John Clegg
This was a thread from 5th November which I answered to the group. He thanked me but got fooled by the stupid group reply settings. On 11 November 2012 16:24, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/11/2012 11:03 AM, dave_ wrote: Thanks for the solution. -- View this message in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Is it possible to show cell value with text

2012-11-11 Thread John Clegg
3.0.0-13-generic (i686) LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3 OOO340m1 (Build:302) --- -- *From:* John Clegg john.cl...@nailsea.net *To:* Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com

Re: [libreoffice-users] Connecting LO Base to an SQL DB [SOLVED]

2012-11-06 Thread John Clegg
The way I extracted my data was to right-click on each table and copy, and then open a new spreadsheet and paste. Once in the spreadsheet you can then save as CSV for easy importing into MYSQL. On 6 November 2012 10:10, Ian Whitfield whitfi...@telkomsa.net wrote: On 11/06/2012 11:34 AM, Pertti

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is it possible to show cell value with text

2012-11-04 Thread John Clegg
Nice easy one that! You were nearly there: =Number of errors are(SUM(A1:A3) .) On 5 November 2012 06:06, dave_ dave.wagne...@gmail.com wrote: Is it possble to do the following: Lets say a1 =5, a2=3 and a3=7, now in cell c1 I would like a message to say Number of errors are +

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-20 Thread John Clegg
wrote: Perhaps a Windows environment issue? See this thread (and similar) at StackOverflow on the SE: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2259718/mysql-environment-variable-on-windows Stuart From: John Clegg [mailto:john.cl...@nailsea.net] Sent: Fri 10

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-19 Thread John Clegg
PM, John Clegg wrote: Hi John, Update - I have now tried connecting with ODBC (MySQL 3.5.1, Win7) rather than JDBC. The table now becomes editable, but when I make a change I can't save because I get a message that nothing has changed! Shot in the dark - the ODB file isn't on a SMB/CIFS

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suitability of Lo in Small organisations

2012-10-19 Thread John Clegg
I am a small organisation using 3.6.2 and I find it pretty well bug free in the bits we use! On 19 October 2012 10:17, Mirosław Zalewski mini...@poczta.onet.pl wrote: On 19/10/2012 at 10:30, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Luckily you can't really go wrong now that the 3.6.3 is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-19 Thread John Clegg
October 2012 13:16, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Hi John, Le 19/10/12 11:09, John Clegg a écrit : The problem with the ODBC version is that Base can't download the table structure from the server for some reason. The JDBC version can but can't r/w. Which all suggests

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-19 Thread John Clegg
Hm It isn't quite that simple in Windows (no command line mysql client) but I tried HeidiSQL and I can connect and amend data with no problems On 19 October 2012 13:44, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Hi John, Le 19/10/12 14:25, John Clegg a écrit : OK, thanks

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-19 Thread John Clegg
line ready to go. John On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 9:23 AM, John Clegg john.cl...@nailsea.netwrote: Hm It isn't quite that simple in Windows (no command line mysql client) but I tried HeidiSQL and I can connect and amend data with no problems On 19 October 2012 13:44, Alexander Thurgood

[libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
OK, a supplementary if I may! I am accessing the remote MySQL database using com.mysql.jdbc.Driver. When I access the data by opening the table or using the form it is read-only. Any ideas again? John On 17 October 2012 20:25, John Clegg john.cl...@nailsea.net wrote: I have a base file

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
That's pretty comprehensive, thanks! I will work through those. Regards john On 18 October 2012 08:22, Alex Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/18/2012 08:02 AM, John Clegg wrote: Hi John, I am accessing the remote MySQL database using com.mysql.jdbc.Driver. When I access

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
Thanks. This is a fairly new connection, so I can't be sure it has ever had read/write. I know it's read-only because if I open the table and click Edit everything is greyed out except Copy. And if I access data via the form I can't change anything. I can access the data via phpMyAdmin and make

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
It's a single field, integer and unique. And having been out and in again base can see the index now, but I still can't edit. On 18 October 2012 13:47, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Le 18/10/12 11:46, John Clegg a écrit : Hi John, I can access the data via phpMyAdmin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
No, same user! On 18 October 2012 14:18, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Le 18/10/12 15:10, John Clegg a écrit : It's a single field, integer and unique. And having been out and in again base can see the index now, but I still can't edit. Dumb question perhaps

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
The structure is very simple - one integer field, indexed unique and 33 fields text(varchar) of varying lengths all unindexed. On 18 October 2012 14:22, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Le 18/10/12 15:10, John Clegg a écrit : It's a single field, integer and unique

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
Update - I have now tried connecting with ODBC (MySQL 3.5.1, Win7) rather than JDBC. The table now becomes editable, but when I make a change I can't save because I get a message that nothing has changed! Am I jinxed?? On 18 October 2012 14:28, John Clegg john.cl...@nailsea.net wrote

[libreoffice-users] Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-17 Thread John Clegg
I have a base file attached to a MySQL database on a remote server. I have a form that I use to view and edit the data in one table. Others also access the database, and I need to experiment with the data in that table without molesting the master copy. One solution would be to make a complete

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-17 Thread John Clegg
That's exactly what I wanted and couldn't find anywhere! I'm very grateful John On 17 October 2012 21:14, Girvin R. Herr girvin.h...@sbcglobal.net wrote: John Clegg wrote: I have a base file attached to a MySQL database on a remote server. I have a form that I use to view and edit

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Integer part of a number

2012-10-15 Thread John Clegg
Indeed. Which is why your last answer is also wrong! On 15 October 2012 15:08, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Am 15.10.2012 10:45, Brian Barker wrote: At 10:49 15/10/2012 +0300, Pertti Rönnberg wrote: On 14.10.2012 12:20, Gilles SICHE wrote: could anyone tell me which formula I

Re: [libreoffice-users] pcl overlay

2012-10-10 Thread John Clegg
+1 to that. And I believe he may be referring to a watermark - but I have no idea how to do it! On 10 October 2012 09:08, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) I often grumble so this time i wanted to draw attention to some excellent behaviour on the users list. Most times, in most

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-10-09 Thread John Clegg
, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Am 09.10.2012 09:14, Marcello Romani wrote: Il 08/10/2012 14:13, John Clegg ha scritto: OK, if I accept everything that has been said, then why wouldn't opening an in-memory r/w copy be the sensible default action? So that when the user would try

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-10-08 Thread John Clegg
scritto: On 10/05/2012 10:10 AM, Marcello Romani wrote: Il 05/10/2012 11:07, John Clegg ha scritto: One feature I miss isn't actually a feature in MSO as such, but LO behaves differently. If I open a spreadsheet from an email or the web it places a copy in the download folder/directory

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-10-06 Thread John Clegg
Whilst a condom is always wise I still prefer to put it on for myself On 6 October 2012 18:13, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/06/2012 11:37 AM, Spencer Graves wrote: On 10/6/2012 6:13 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: Am 05.10.2012 14:09, John Clegg wrote: I thought LO

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-10-05 Thread John Clegg
One feature I miss isn't actually a feature in MSO as such, but LO behaves differently. If I open a spreadsheet from an email or the web it places a copy in the download folder/directory and Calc always opens it read-only whereas Excel opens it as read-write. I would like at least an option to get

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-10-05 Thread John Clegg
I thought LO was emulating MSO 97?? On 5 October 2012 13:00, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 05/10/12 10:07, John Clegg wrote: whereas Excel opens it as read-write. That behaviour has changed in MS Office 2010 - email attachments are opened as read-only by default

Re: [libreoffice-users] documentation for LO base

2012-10-05 Thread John Clegg
I am going to stick my head above the parapet and say it should have an embedded database functionality that is secure and reliable. That is an essential requirement for entry-level users that have only ever used Access. On 5 October 2012 13:34, Pertti Rönnberg p...@elisanet.fi wrote: Hi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Update SQL does nothing using Run SQL directly button

2012-10-05 Thread John Clegg
That button, according to the help file, toggles whether the SQL is passed directly to the database engine or handled by Base first. I'm not quite sure what that means in effect! On 5 October 2012 18:12, David S. Crampton david_cramp...@ie2b.com wrote: John and the others who responded, It

Re: [libreoffice-users] Opening hybrid pdf in LO 3.6.0.2 results in gibberish

2012-10-04 Thread John Clegg
I did exactly what it says - ie downloaded it, then ran LO and did File Open and selected the downloaded file. It opened in Draw and was all there and legible. LO 3.6.1 on Win7 On 4 October 2012 15:02, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: I downloaded the hybrid pdf from here

[libreoffice-users] PROPER function in Calc

2012-10-03 Thread John Clegg
I have just discovered that applying the PROPER function to st george's in Calc gives St George'S Now would that be considered to be a bug, or just a rather annoying feature?? LO3.6.1 on Windows 7 and 3.5.4.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] PROPER function in Calc

2012-10-03 Thread John Clegg
. Regards, Joel On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 8:16 AM, John Clegg john.cl...@nailsea.net wrote: I have just discovered that applying the PROPER function to st george's in Calc gives St George'S Now would that be considered to be a bug, or just a rather annoying feature?? LO3.6.1 on Windows 7

Re: [libreoffice-users] Update SQL does nothing using Run SQL directly button

2012-10-03 Thread John Clegg
Base will only run SELECT statements that way. If you want to use other than SELECT the only way IIRC is to use Tools-SQL which opens Execute SQL statement but can only handle typed stuff, not stored queries. It is useful for one-off tasks such as merging two tables into one or doing a field

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can Calc read/import data from Google Docs?

2012-09-28 Thread John Clegg
But it's so easy! In Google Docs open the spreadsheet and select File, Download as, ODS. That's it! John On 27 September 2012 20:57, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) Ok, this is probably not what you are looking for but just to clear the idea out of the way ... Can you just

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: python reading calc

2012-09-24 Thread John Clegg
Andreas - why are you always so grumpy?? Chill ! On 24 September 2012 08:16, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Instead of running tests, how about debugging your program and reading some documentation? -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-09-20 Thread John Clegg
American Spelling Dictionary for LO. On 09/19/2012 01:11 PM, John Clegg wrote: Which is why I started migrating 3 months ago! I haven't had to go back once. On Sep 19, 2012 4:57 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com mailto:webmaster@**krackedpress.comwebmas

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with Scoring Bi-nominal Responses

2012-09-20 Thread John Clegg
How about: T2 = 4 * (F2 AND (L2=3)) On 21 September 2012 06:34, Paul Anderson panders...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to all for the previous help, Also, sorry if you have addressed this already, Brian. But, I know only basic functions within the spreadsheet and will request a more explanatory

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't send document as e-mail attachment to Opera Mail

2012-09-17 Thread John Clegg
There is a great little programme in Windows called Affixa. Just need something similar for Linux really... On 17 September 2012 17:07, anne-ology lagin...@gmail.com wrote: yes, I agree - that is a great idea. The only way, I know, is to allow LO to open whatever, then save

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Where to store a simple database?

2012-09-16 Thread John Clegg
Thank you, that's very useful. However it has confirmed to me that I shouldn't use MySQL in this instance! All that packing and unpacking looks rather like your description of Embedded HSQL. I have made some progress with SQLite3, and I think this is the answer for me. On 15 September 2012

[libreoffice-users] Where to store a simple database?

2012-09-14 Thread John Clegg
I am using LO 3.5.6 on Windows 7 and also recently on Ubuntu 12.04 I have been eagerly migrating all my usage from Microsoft Office to LO, and I would appreciate some advice on converting from Access. I have one project which consists of a fairly modest flat file (896 records of 33 fields), but

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Where to store a simple database?

2012-09-14 Thread John Clegg
of the cognoscenti suggest avoiding java, so I shall! On 14 September 2012 16:27, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Am 14.09.2012 16:41, John Clegg wrote: where I wouldn't be able to get at it without Internet access? (Dropbox of course keeps local copies which it synchronises). Or is this one use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as document when opening it for viewing

2012-09-13 Thread John Clegg
Could you just not exclude this directory from the backup? On 13 September 2012 15:29, Enda enda...@yahoo.com wrote: When I backup all the files, I like to see which files are being backed up, if the folder has changed (by having a file created and deleted) I see this folder I when I backup.