Thank you Andreas! I just need to do one little thing. As an alternative to figuring out all about python, is there any way to call a perl script (already written) from within LibreOffice? The script wouldn't need to do anything with Office, just return a string or array.
Thanks! On 5/17/12, Andreas Säger <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 17.05.2012 13:04, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> Ahhh, thanks Andreas! Do text-editors such as Gedit, Kate, SciTe count as >> IDEs or are IDEs a tad more technical? >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> > > The minimum Swiss knife for Python macros consists of Writer and a shell. > When I need to fix Python on a Windows system without decent editor at > hand I use to use Writer. In the end it is plain text. Contrary to other > scripting languages, line indents have a meaning and Python macros need > to have Unix line feeds. Writer can display the white space properly and > it can save Unix line feeds on Windows (filter "encoded text"). When you > started the office from a command line, print commands to debug Python > macros are redirected to that command line. > > http://www.openoffice.org/udk/python/python-bridge.html (mandatory reading) > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=4818 (starting the Idle IDE > with PyUNO on Windows) > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=22904 > (typical discussion in this context) > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- ~~~~~ Kelly C. Holman Hidden Talents Tutoring Menomonie, WI 715-231-2191 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
