Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
Hi Anne, > > I don't want to use absolute addressing, in order to keep the database > portable, but I seem to have got the relative addressing wrong. The > attached image shows the structure as it stands at the moment. The URL > I'm giving is in the format ..\Images\someImage.jpg - btw, backslash or > forward slash? I'm guessing I need to change them all to forward slash. With a graphical control in a form you will get the ralative address - not the absolute. It will work on other systems the same way. I have designed a database with many images here at home with my Linux-system and put it at scool (teacher) on a Windows-system. Works right there. > > Q1 - have I put the Image directory in the best place? > > Q2 - can you give me an example reference, please. have put this example to the last post: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de/lo_hb_en/External_Images.zip If you have problems with this example please write a direct mail to me. Regards Robert -- Homepage: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de LibreOffice Community: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de/map_3 -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
On 06/03/2018 18:06, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Anne, >> >> Just to clarify - I gather I need to add a field where I have at >> the moment only the text/URL field. I then try to set up the control >> for the image so that it reads the url and displays the image. Have I >> got that right? Test time, tomorrow. > > Yes, it's the right way. > With frequent checks against the Shane Piper videos I've got a good deal further, but come up against the next obstacle. I don't want to use absolute addressing, in order to keep the database portable, but I seem to have got the relative addressing wrong. The attached image shows the structure as it stands at the moment. The URL I'm giving is in the format ..\Images\someImage.jpg - btw, backslash or forward slash? I'm guessing I need to change them all to forward slash. Q1 - have I put the Image directory in the best place? Q2 - can you give me an example reference, please. I feel to be in the "so near yet so far" stage. AnneW -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
Hi Anne, > > Just to clarify - I gather I need to add a field where I have at > the moment only the text/URL field. I then try to set up the control > for the image so that it reads the url and displays the image. Have I > got that right? Test time, tomorrow. Yes, it's the right way. Base-Handbook: My English isn't good enough to translate the German Base-Handbuch to the English one. You could get the German Base-Handbuch here: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de/lo_hb/Base_Gesamtband_einseitig_V60.pdf You could get a English version of different chapters of Base-Handbook 5.0, which isn't already released, here: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de/lo_hb_en/ There is also a example-database for external images: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de/lo_hb_en/External_Images.zip Regards Robert -- Homepage: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de LibreOffice Community: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de/map_3 -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
On 06/03/2018 16:16, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi Anne, > Hi, Robert. > the Base-Handbook you are using is very old. Just some days ago the > new German Base-Handbuch for LO 6.0 has been published - nearly 600 > pages. > I'll watch out for a more recent version, then. I downloaded a copy of the Handbook today, thinking it might be later, but it turned out to be the same 4.0 version. I'll scout around tomorrow. > The Base-Handbook conbtains a chapter for changing an internal > database to an external database. It is a part of the attachment. > That would have been very useful. As it was, I had to start entirely afresh, as I couldn't find any help. > It is better to use a link to the images than to include the images > into the database itself. The control for images will show the > external image and could be used to read the path to external images > to connect to the field - without any macro. There must only be a > varchar-field in the table, which is connected to the image-control. > That doesn't sound too difficult. I'm currently checking the image files - it seems that only a small number are too big, but they are MUCH too big. After I'm sure I have that sorted, I'll go back to the Form creation. Just to clarify - I gather I need to add a field where I have at the moment only the text/URL field. I then try to set up the control for the image so that it reads the url and displays the image. Have I got that right? Test time, tomorrow. AnneW -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
Hi Anne, the Base-Handbook you are using is very old. Just some days ago the new German Base-Handbuch for LO 6.0 has been published - nearly 600 pages. The Base-Handbook conbtains a chapter for changing an internal database to an external database. It is a part of the attachment. It is better to use a link to the images than to include the images into the database itself. The control for images will show the external image and could be used to read the path to external images to connect to the field - without any macro. There must only be a varchar-field in the table, which is connected to the image-control. Regards Robert -- Homepage: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de LibreOffice Community: http://robert.familiegrosskopf.de/map_3 -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
Off hand, I think that you are moving in the right direction. I have not looked at this in a very long time, but, I do have some macro information for use with Base (Written against a much earlier version of Base) available here: http://www.pitonyak.org/database/ This is a direct link to the document http://www.pitonyak.org/database/AndrewBase.odt Note that my Macro documents contain the maros in the document, which makes it possible to copy any macros that you want to use simply by importing the libraries. On the other hand, the documents contain macros, which means that you will be warned that they do contain macros. I try to create my documents such that you can run the macros directly by clicking on buttons embedded in the documents to test them. I am a bit overwhelmed with overdue tasks, but, if you notice something that is obviously no longer correct, please let me know. On 2018-03-06 8:48, Anne Wilson wrote: On 06/03/2018 13:35, zahra a wrote: hello. i downloaded getting started from libreoffice.org for free in odt format. which version of libreoffice do you need to work on? whats the different between free version and paid version of getting started? i downloaded getting started for libreoffice 5.2 in odt format from its website. i realized that it explanes macro and if you need to use macro in libreoffice, the book can help you! hope that help, God bless! Thanks for the quick reply. My books are somewhat out of date, with Getting Started being 4.2 and Base Handbook being 4.0. I had, though, noticed that both have some help with macros. Oce I'm sure that's the way to go, I'll consult them - although perhaps I should download the updated versions first :-) AnneW On 3/6/18, Anne Wilsonwrote: Hello. Since this is my first post, I'll write some background first. I am deeply interested in machine embroidery, as well as general sewing. I therefore have accumulated a library of magazines with some excellent articles. The problem is finding the right article when I want to re-read it. I bought the Getting Started Guide and Base Handbook, and by constantly referring back to them, managed to get an embedded database, in which details of the article were accompanied by an image. You know what comes next. All was well until I had just over 200 entries - at which time it crashed and I lost all entries. Fortunately I had a backup up to the previous day's work, as well as an almost complete spreadsheet which had been the basis for my efforts, but there was no point in trying to do more, as all reading pointed to the problem of images causing the size to over-expand. I have now tried to create a split database, following the instructions I found online. However, I'm finding it difficult to source information on using it. Picked from the bits and pieces I've accumulated, instead of adding the image directly, I have created a text field containing a URL relative to the data folder, e.g. ../Images/OnionsAndRust.jpg. What I would like to achieve is that URL to be read in, the image displayed, then dropped when the record changes. Is this a reasonable approach? Can you point me to documentation that will help? I suspect that I need to learn to write macros for this to work, but again, providing I can find help to get started I am ready to learn. AnneW -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
On 06/03/2018 13:35, zahra a wrote: > hello. > i downloaded getting started from libreoffice.org > for free in odt format. > which version of libreoffice do you need to work on? > whats the different between free version and paid version of getting started? > i downloaded getting started for libreoffice 5.2 in odt format from its > website. > i realized that it explanes macro and if you need to use macro in > libreoffice, the book can help you! > hope that help, God bless! > Thanks for the quick reply. My books are somewhat out of date, with Getting Started being 4.2 and Base Handbook being 4.0. I had, though, noticed that both have some help with macros. Oce I'm sure that's the way to go, I'll consult them - although perhaps I should download the updated versions first :-) AnneW > On 3/6/18, Anne Wilsonwrote: >> Hello. Since this is my first post, I'll write some background first. >> >> I am deeply interested in machine embroidery, as well as general sewing. >> I therefore have accumulated a library of magazines with some excellent >> articles. The problem is finding the right article when I want to >> re-read it. >> >> I bought the Getting Started Guide and Base Handbook, and by constantly >> referring back to them, managed to get an embedded database, in which >> details of the article were accompanied by an image. You know what >> comes next. All was well until I had just over 200 entries - at which >> time it crashed and I lost all entries. Fortunately I had a backup up >> to the previous day's work, as well as an almost complete spreadsheet >> which had been the basis for my efforts, but there was no point in >> trying to do more, as all reading pointed to the problem of images >> causing the size to over-expand. >> >> I have now tried to create a split database, following the instructions >> I found online. However, I'm finding it difficult to source information >> on using it. Picked from the bits and pieces I've accumulated, instead >> of adding the image directly, I have created a text field containing a >> URL relative to the data folder, e.g. ../Images/OnionsAndRust.jpg. >> >> What I would like to achieve is that URL to be read in, the image >> displayed, then dropped when the record changes. Is this a reasonable >> approach? >> >> Can you point me to documentation that will help? I suspect that I need >> to learn to write macros for this to work, but again, providing I can >> find help to get started I am ready to learn. >> >> AnneW >> >> -- >> 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> > > -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problems creating a split database
hello. i downloaded getting started from libreoffice.org for free in odt format. which version of libreoffice do you need to work on? whats the different between free version and paid version of getting started? i downloaded getting started for libreoffice 5.2 in odt format from its website. i realized that it explanes macro and if you need to use macro in libreoffice, the book can help you! hope that help, God bless! On 3/6/18, Anne Wilsonwrote: > Hello. Since this is my first post, I'll write some background first. > > I am deeply interested in machine embroidery, as well as general sewing. > I therefore have accumulated a library of magazines with some excellent > articles. The problem is finding the right article when I want to > re-read it. > > I bought the Getting Started Guide and Base Handbook, and by constantly > referring back to them, managed to get an embedded database, in which > details of the article were accompanied by an image. You know what > comes next. All was well until I had just over 200 entries - at which > time it crashed and I lost all entries. Fortunately I had a backup up > to the previous day's work, as well as an almost complete spreadsheet > which had been the basis for my efforts, but there was no point in > trying to do more, as all reading pointed to the problem of images > causing the size to over-expand. > > I have now tried to create a split database, following the instructions > I found online. However, I'm finding it difficult to source information > on using it. Picked from the bits and pieces I've accumulated, instead > of adding the image directly, I have created a text field containing a > URL relative to the data folder, e.g. ../Images/OnionsAndRust.jpg. > > What I would like to achieve is that URL to be read in, the image > displayed, then dropped when the record changes. Is this a reasonable > approach? > > Can you point me to documentation that will help? I suspect that I need > to learn to write macros for this to work, but again, providing I can > find help to get started I am ready to learn. > > AnneW > > -- > 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- By God, were I given all the seven heavens with all they contain in order that I may disobey God by depriving an ant from the husk of a grain of barley, I would not do it. imam ali -- 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: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted