RE: [libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

2016-05-11 Thread toki
Dave Boland wrote: >I read the documentation, but it says user created macros are beyond the scope of the documentation. REALLY! Macros, as described in books such as _Six Sigma Statistics with Excel and Minitab_ by Issa Bass (ISBN 0-07-154268-X) or _Spreadsheet Modelling in Corporate Finance_

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

2016-05-11 Thread Howard Barr
Tried the chat, wants to know what channel. What the heck is that? I wonder if you mean *IRC (live chat)* Join us on IRC at freenode.net . The #libreoffice channel is for user support and general discussion. (If you're a coder and want to get involved in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

2016-05-11 Thread dave boland
On Wed, May 11, 2016, at 04:18 PM, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: > > For most users, the recorder is a decent solution. > > As for support, do not expect that from MS unless you have a credit > card. I found some bugs in their C++ compiler about 15 years ago. 5 to > 10 years later I thought for sure

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

2016-05-11 Thread Andrew Pitonyak
For most users, the recorder is a decent solution. As for support, do not expect that from MS unless you have a credit card. I found some bugs in their C++ compiler about 15 years ago. 5 to 10 years later I thought for sure they would have fixed them. Nope, I had to work around them yet

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

2016-05-11 Thread dave boland
Andrew, Thanks for the note.  I actually do software development (Java right now) and enjoy reading documentation (no, not crazy - I've been tested). But when I read a document called "Getting Started With Macros", I reasonably expect it to cover the basics of how to create a macro from scratch

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

2016-05-10 Thread Andrew Pitonyak
Dave, I am copying you directly since I do not know if the email client I am currently using will copy to the list; sorry about that, but I thought you might like my response faster than several hours from now when I am using my standard email client. On 10.05.2016 13:52, dave boland wrote: I

[libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

2016-05-10 Thread dave boland
I want to automate a Calc spreadsheet to do some data analysis. I need some help finding a complete tutorial on Calc macros. Looking for something like the books published for Excell. I read the documentation, but it says user created macros are beyond the scope of the documentation. REALLY!