A little context before I ask my question.... I have been working on a medical database for my nursing classes. The amounts of paper needing to be generated each week is incredible. That being said I noticed patterns in the type of information I was generating each week and in an effort to simplify the paperwork aspect, I created a database of most commonly entered information, facts etc. This link<http://dba.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=5693> points to the original email I posted for help about this matter. (BTW thank you all for your insights. I have been able to make the database into something bordering on useful because of your comments.) I recently discovered a small detail while editing a form in my database. When I use the "checkbox" control, I would point the control to the data field I wanted it to govern, then I would select what value "on" would signify and what value "off" would signify. I found that in order to get the value to reflect properly, I would need to specify "on=1" and "off=0" in the form control dialogue box. What I originally tried to do was this: "on=1" and "off=NULL" . I discovered this through trial and error.
And now for my question: Is their some documentation on Forms, Queries, Reports etc. that goes into a little more detail than the help files? They describe what the form controls are but they don't offer much information on how one might use them, or, for example in this case, what values simply won't work if entered. A possible feature enhancement would be a way to enter your own notes ( ie. discoveries while working with the program and other comments etc.) into the help file in a way that is clearly marked as "user submitted" so the user knows the information came from they the user, and not a developer writing the code. And for this information to then be submitted for review by the documentation group and if approved, added, into future versions of the help file. In one sense, this may aid the help file writers in the documentation process by shifting some work load to end users to enhance the help file in a safe format. While admittedly I've thought about the implications of this, namely, someone will need to be on the receiving end to actually review each addition but it may be a way for end user with minimal effort to contribute to OO.o (and as a side note, a way of guesstimating approximately how many users worldwide are actively using Openoffice) Thank you in advance for any thoughts you can contribute, John Toliver Patient yields far greater results than brute force or rage ever could so relax......it's just life !!!
