On 12/05/2011 10:06 AM, David S. Crampton wrote:
Oleg,
It might help us to know more about your application. There are
functions within Calc to do this under the menu item: Data. Using
these database-like operations in Calc (or any other spreadsheet)
requires a reasonably experienced level of user. The user must place
the "15" in exactly the correct cell and then navigate to the portion
of the spreadsheet which will display the result.
This type of operation, IMHO, is better done in a database, ie. LO
Base. The user input can be gathered through a Form. The results of
the query are quick and interactive.
If you are just beginning to design this application for users please
make a good decision about spreadsheet versus database for the
"engine". I just finished 10 years of IT Management which included
troubleshooting massive and tangled spreadsheet apps that should have
been databases from the beginning.
If possible I second this, spreadsheets are excellent at calculations
but are not very good at being databases. Please note most users are
scared of databases because they require a steeper learning curve.
Another solution, is to have a macro handle the data entry and selection.
--
Jay Lozier
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